Optical Device Use, Part 3: Selling Optical Device Use to the Tough Customer

Selling Optical Device Use to the Tough Customer is presented by Chrissy Cowan, TVI, and Cynthia Bachofer, TVI, CLVT from the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired Outreach Program. This video addresses factors that lead to rejection of optical devices, hooks to capture student buy-in, and incorporating fun activities into both distance and near visual instruction.
This program was produced in collaboration with the Lions Clubs International Foundation, Kansas Lions, Kansas School for the Blind, and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments:
- Introduction & Terminology
- Factors that Lead to Rejection
- Training Issues
- Hooks for Student Buy-In
- Explicit Instruction is Necessary
- Conclusion

Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).