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Getting Started with Bluetooth Switches on the iPad
Three sizes of Pal Pad switches.
Information on how to pair Bluetooth switches to an iPad for students who have multiple disabilities.
Using Artists' Stretcher Frames to Build Foldable Sensory Exploration Environments
Image of a large foldable sensory exploration frame with red object.

Sign in: 8:30 am, Workshop: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Location: Howe Building - Assistive Device Center. 175 N Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472.

CVI & the NICU Experience: Effects on Infants and Families (with special consideration of sensory issues including CVI)
Image of a premature baby in icu.

Hotel reservations MUST be made by February 12, 2017 in order to receive discounted rate. Location: Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa. Phone: 855.837.2100.

Tactile Processing, Part 1
Amanda sits in front of different examples of fidget toys that have all sorts of size and shape.

In this Part 1 video on Tactile Processing, Amanda Martinage focuses on what tactile processing is and what does tactile dysfunction look like.

Top 3 Favorite iPad Switch Apps
Image of a large red switch and three smaller switches.
A teacher of the visually impaired shares her favorite apps for students who use switches.
This is NOT my Kid...
Woman standing by side of river
The mother of a child who is deafblind reflects on the need to adapt information to one's own child and specific circumstances.
Digital Literacy for Students with Multiple Disabilities
Student using technology for digital literacy activities: social media, Internet search, reading, calendar, etc.
Fun and practical digital literacy tech activities for students who have multiple disabilities and are visually impaired.
Personal Task Management Using a Schedule Board
Schedule board
This activity introduces students with visual impairments to personal task management, which includes skills in a variety of areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), such as self-determination, independent living, and compensatory skills.
10 Tips for Working with Individuals with Visual Impairments & Additional Disabilities
A young adult walks sighted guide through a lobby.
10 Tips for Working with Individuals with Visual Impairments & Additional Disabilities
Interactive Storybook App Ideas
Picture of materials used with the interactive storybook: drum, musical instrument, switch, speaker, and iPad with app
Suggestions on how to use interactive storybook apps with students who are visually impaired with multiple disabilities.
Volunteer Activity: Recycling Cans
A young man who is deafblind places a can in a machine to recycle it.
The mother of a young man who is deafblind describes how she set up a volunteer activity for her son to recycle cans, which has resulted in meaningful community engagement.
Planning for Assistive Technology Needs
A woman carries multiple boxes to the front door.
The mother of a young man who is deafblind due to Usher Syndrome describes the importance of assistive technology for academic success.
Strategies for Assessing and Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Disabilities
Image of a girl pours apple juice from the pitcher into the canister.

In this webcast, Millie Smith provides us with an overview of the learning needs of students in the sensorimotor phase of development.

The Power of Advocacy and Leadership
Hunter McGowan on Capitol Hill
A college student who is deafblind due to Usher Syndrome tells about his experience with advocacy and leadership.
If Given the Opportunity, Attend a National Conference!
Patti McGowan at podium
The parent of a young man who is deafblind shares her experience of attending a national conference.
CVI: "What’s the Complexity?" Assessing and managing visual complexity throughout the school day for students with cortical visual impairment
A young girl wear glasses, sits in wheelchair and looks at a bright green shape.

What's the complexity framework

Matt Tietjen, M.Ed., CTVI

February 29, 2020
 

 

 

The Use of AAC with Students with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities
Elementary girl and teacher match shapes on an ipad.

Explore ways educators can develop and integrate lite- and lo-tech Augmentative Alternative Communication systems for students who are visually impaired.

Active Learning: Promoting Independence and Learning in Children with Multiple Special Needs
Madison plays in a box.

Learn how to increase functional independence and developmental skills 
Ms.Patricia Obrzut, M.S., O.T.R/L.
Nov. 11, 12, 2019

All Behavior is Communication
A teacher is signing with her student.

This workshop will provide an understanding of Functional Communication Training (FCT) and its use in addressing interfering behavior.

CVI Range: Essential Aspects for Scoring the CVI Range Assessment (New Hampshire)
A teacher watches as her student points to a shape on a large screen.

New Hampshire: 1 day workshop — September 27. Scoring The CVI Range correctly provides the foundation for service to students with CVI.

Cerebral Visual Impairment: Another Way of Seeing
Dr. Lueck showing a young boy how to play a tactile game.

This workshop discuss different ways in which Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) manifests in children and what to look for when a child is diagnosed with it

College Life: Extra Baggage - Necessary Supplies
Packing for college
A college student who is deafblind due to Usher Syndrome discusses how he chose his living arrangements and describes what he plans to take to college.
Active Learning Study Group 2019-2020
A child in a Little Room explores a toothbrush

This webinar series will be presented by Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Outreach Program with Education Consultants Scott Baltisberger and Sara Kitchen.

Supporting Availability for Learning: Student-Centered Assessment and Intervention
A wooden scale with a silver bowl on both side of the scale.

This tutorial discusses strategies to increase states of behavior in daily activities and educational settings.

Using AAC Devices in the Workplace
Student picking up money at Business Office
With some planning and by focusing on your student's abilities, they can develop strong relationships with employers and enjoy rewarding jobs.
Supporting Availability for Learning: Student-Centered Assessment and Intervention
A wooden scale with a silver bowl of objects that weighed down the other empty bowl.

This webinar discusses strategies to increase states of behavior in daily activities and educational settings.

Positive Behavior Supports
A young boy who is visually impaired and multiply disabled holds a plastic spoon in one hand and hits his other hand with it.

This webcast provides an overview of the shifts in thinking about Behavior Intervention over the years and the current focus on Positive Behavior Supports.

TVI: Effective Collaboration
A group of student working together on an assignment.

This tutorial discusses the importance of professional collaboration among educational teams

Life-Size Chutes and Ladders Game
A girl on a scooter feels the hula hoops on the floor.
Interactive game designed to allow students to practice appropriate social skills, turn taking, numeracy skills, fitness skills and following rules.
Accessible Books and Literacy: Supporting and Encouraging a Love for Literacy
An example of adapted science book with bird eggs and nest.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to effectively and creatively adapt classroom materials while enhancing a Braille-rich environment

Just When I Feel I Can Breathe . . . Another Transition
Walking through revolving door
The parent of a young adult who is deafblind discusses the challenges of constant transitions in educational, medical, and service personnel.
Concept Development for Independent Living Skills
Young man cooking on stove
Tips for teaching concept development through independent living skills to transition-age youth who are blind with additional disabilities
Partial and Tactile Calendar System
A photo of calendar system made with partial objects and tactual objects.

Sharon Stelzer demonstrates a full-day calendar system that she developed with a 14 year old student.

TVI: Effective Collaboration
A group of student working together on an assignment.

The webinar discusses the importance of professional collaboration among educational teams, particularly for students with multiple disabilities.

Exploring Fall Sensory Trays
Suggestions for fall themed sensory trays for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Accessible Books and Literacy: Supporting and Encouraging a Love for Literacy
An example of adapted science book with bird eggs and nest.

This webinar explores experience and concept books, as well as story and conversation boxes.

Indoor Modified Football: Activity 5 Passing Play
2 students standing on either end of a football carpet
The following is part of a series of 6 different activities related to football. These activities have been completed by students at Perkins School.
Indoor Modified Football: Activity 4 Running Play
student prepared to "hike" the ball on green carpet
The following is part of a series of 6 different activities related to football. These activities have been completed by students at Perkins School.
Indoor Modified Football: Activity 3 Field Goal Kick
students kicking football on carpet
The following is part of a series of 6 different activities related to football. These activities have been completed by students at Perkins School.
Indoor Modified Football: Activity 2 Kickoff Return
football green carpet with two cones on the end
The following is part of a series of 6 different activities related to football. These activities have been completed by students at Perkins School.
A Path to Transition . . . for Parents
A woman walking in the woods
Tips for parents of youth with special needs on letting go and creating their own path to transition
Learning About Leaves: Exploration Science Activities for Students with Severe Multiple Disabilities
leaves
Activities for students with severe multiple disabilities to learn about and explore leaves
Partial Object Calendar Systems
Ira Padhye presents a calendar system developed for one of her students with low vision.

Ira Padhye discusses the transition from whole to partial objects as well as the construction of the calendar system.

Sensory Processing (Part 1 of 2): Sensory Processing and Dysfunction
Middleschool girl with glasses and coach on balance balls.

In this tutorial participants will learn to distinguish between typical processing function, processing dysfunction, and processing disorder.

Sensory Processing (Part 2 of 2): Techniques to Address Sensory Processing Difficulties
A graphic that reads, If you're feeling upset, say I need a break.

Amanda Martinage continues her discussion of Sensory Processing, presenting techniques to address sensory processing difficulties.

Object Schedule Systems
Marguerite Bilms talks about object schedule systems and how to use them in your classroom or in your home.

Marguerite describes the benefits of schedule systems as developing literacy skills, concepts, memory, and expressive and receptive communication.

A New World with My Guide Dog Atlas
boy with glasses in red shirt petting black dog
A college student who is deafblind because of Usher Syndrome discusses his experience as a guide dog user
Transition, Beginning At Home
Youth carrying laundry basket
Tips for families of children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired to develop independence through chores, household routines and social situations
Schedules and Calendars
Teachable Moment - Schedules and Calendars.

In this video, Hilary demonstrates a portable calendar system that she developed for one of her teenage students.

Student-Centered AAC Design and Intervention, Part 2: Practical, Collaborative Approaches for Learners with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities
Tutorial - Student-Centered ACC, Part 2.

Implementation strategies for teaching and using a student-centered AAC system will be presented, using case studies from current students.

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