TSBVI Coffee Hour:TX SenseAbilities:A publication about visual impairment and deafblindness for families and professionals Š 9-13-21
 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	Ohio!! 

>>From Cindy Backhouse to Everyone:	Christchurch, New Zealand 

>>From Jean Deptolla to Everyone:	Illinois - west suburbs of Chicago 

>>From Dagmar Lippert to Everyone:	Copperas Cove, Texas 

>>From Amy Perkins to Host and Panelists:	England 

>>From Michelle Urias to Host and Panelists:	Odessa, Tx 

>>From Alicia Combs to Everyone:	Nacogdoches, Texas 

>>From Kristin Gartman to Host and Panelists:	Houston, TX 

>>From Jill Smith to Everyone:	Kennedale, Texas 

>>From Leticia Martinez to Everyone:	Nacogdoches, Texas! 

>>From Diana Fitzpatrick to Everyone:	Grass Valley, CA 

>>From Charlotte Cushman to Everyone:	Welcome everyone! WeÕre glad youÕre here! 

>>From Ann Adkins to Host and Panelists:	purple!!! 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	How do we subscribe to this? and can we submit opportunities to the newsletter? 

>>From Ann Adkins to Everyone:	We'll share a link to sign up for TX SenseAbilities later in the powerpoint. 

>>From Yolanda Shaw to Everyone:Hi Mary, you can send over opportunities and articles to be printed in the TX SenseAbilities publication. 

>>From Cyral Miller to Host and Panelists:	Purple is close - mauve is the 100% response! 

>>From Ann Adkins to Everyone:	And we always welcome submissions to the newsletter! 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	Does it go out weekly/monthly? 

>>From Sara Kitchen to Everyone:	2x/year! 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	Oh okay! 

>>From Cyral Miller to Everyone:	Correct response: P.S. News was mauve! 

>>From Cyral Miller to Everyone:	VR is vocational rehabilitation, for those not familiar with TX jargon 

>>From Sara Kitchen to Everyone:	ThatÕs so 1980Õs. 

>>From Sara Kitchen to Everyone:	Mauve, not VR! 

>>From Efren Moreno to Everyone:	summer earn and learn 

>>From Melanie Schacht to Everyone:	Summer Earn and Learn 

>>From Yolanda Shaw to Everyone:	Summer Earn and Learn is what SEAL stands for. 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	Another Opportunity: OSU is hosting a semester long space science mentorship program (Zenith) for BLV students in grades 8-12! We teach using tactile models, sonification, and have guest speakers like Dr. Nic Bonne from the U.K. Our program goes from Sept 20- Dec 16th, and we accept students on a rolling basis. We've been having some issues recruiting students, so please feel free to share this with anyone interested! Or email me with questions:Rickel.16@osu.edu . Application link:https: //osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1sQN7qtH4NpXFQ 

>>From Sara Kitchen to Everyone:	That sounds like a great opportunity, Mary! 

>>From Yolanda Shaw to Everyone:	Very cool Mary. I'll reach out to you to connect. 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	Please do!! We are entirely virtual for this semester. And, all of our materials are free and shipped to each student. Email:Rickel.16@osu.edu 

>>From Melanie Schacht to Everyone:	Life beyond graduation 

>>From Kathleen Boye to Everyone:	I am curious about peripheral vision loss and CVI 

>>From DeAnn Wells to Everyone:	Zoom Vision Assessments 

>>From Leticia Martinez to Everyone:	CVI is something I am very interested in learning more about. 

>>From Melanie Schacht to Everyone:	Me too! 

>>From Cyral Miller to Everyone:	adkinsa@tsbvi.edu 

>>From Sara Kitchen to Everyone:	Kathleen and Leticia, is there a particular person youÕd like to hear from in the field of CVI? Any particular personÕs work on visual fields? Melanie, too? 

>>From Janet Boucher to Host and Panelists:	Tips for rookie TVIs especially learning Braille 

>>From Melanie Schacht to Everyone:	Anyone is fine 

>>From Leticia Martinez to Everyone:	No one specific, I am open to anyone in the field 

>>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone:	I love these ideas! 

>>From Mary Rickel to Everyone:	https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1sQN7qtH4NpXFQ