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Comprehensive Personnel Development In Deafblind Education: Exploration Of A Model, Catherine Nelson, Amy T. Parker
Comprehensive Personnel Development In Deafblind Education: Exploration Of A Model, Catherine Nelson, Amy T. Parker
Special Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The diverse learners who are deafblind have unique and often intensive needs that require the services of qualified, specifically trained educators. Although the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) has developed competencies for Teacher of the Deafblind, the role is not officially recognized in most states. Therefore, sustaining personnel development training in deafblindness has been challenging. This webinar explored a model for a comprehensive system of personnel development in deafblind education that looks at standards, preservice training, inservice/professional development, leadership development, research, and finally, national and local planning, coordination, and evaluation.
Podcasts Episode 02: Greg Stilson, Greg Stilson, Amy T. Parker
Podcasts Episode 02: Greg Stilson, Greg Stilson, Amy T. Parker
O&M On the Go
At the time of this podcast, Mr. Greg Stilson was a Product Director at Humanware and since has become a Product Director at Aira. In this podcast, Mr. Stilson, who happens to be blind, reflects on the advances in orientation aids and the ways that these technologies complement older technologies, such as canes and tactile maps.
Image credit: LinkedIn Greg Stilson profile
Podcasts Episode 05: Dr. Laura Bozeman, Laura Bozeman, Amy T. Parker
Podcasts Episode 05: Dr. Laura Bozeman, Laura Bozeman, Amy T. Parker
O&M On the Go
Dr. Laura Bozeman is an Associate Director of Vision Studies at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. In this podcast, Dr. Bozeman describes her work with different populations of people with visual impairment, including people with multiple disabilities, offering insights on the importance of what we learn from our students by listening to what is important to them.
Image Credit: VisionAware
Podcasts Episode 03: Dr. Gene Bourquin, Gene Bourquin, Amy T. Parker
Podcasts Episode 03: Dr. Gene Bourquin, Gene Bourquin, Amy T. Parker
O&M On the Go
In this interview, Dr. Bourquin considers the role that sound perception plays in orientation and mobility. Before becoming a certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Dr. Bourquin was an American Sign Language interpreter for Deaf and DeafBlind individuals. Listen as he describes his work with people who have combined vision and hearing loss, describing their use of additional senses, strategies and technologies to travel successfully.
Image credit: Bourquin Consulting Facebook
Podcasts Episode 04: Dr. Sandra Rosen, Sandra Rosen, Amy T. Parker
Podcasts Episode 04: Dr. Sandra Rosen, Sandra Rosen, Amy T. Parker
O&M On the Go
In the fourth episode of the podcast for SPED 510 (Orientation & Mobility Methods), Prof. Amy Parker talks with Dr. Sandra Rosen. Dr. Rosen is an expert on orientation and mobility -- helping people with visual impairments develop the skills needed for safe, independent travel.
Image credit: Graduate College of Education - San Francisco State University
Podcasts Episode 06: Dr. Grace Ambrose Zaken, Grace Ambrose Zaken, Amy T. Parker
Podcasts Episode 06: Dr. Grace Ambrose Zaken, Grace Ambrose Zaken, Amy T. Parker
O&M On the Go
Dr. Grace Ambrose Zaken is a Professor of Special Education at Hunter College in New York. In this podcast, she describes her passion for young travelers, including toddlers with visual impairment. Through her research and practice, she has designed a new type of cane that encourages young children with vision loss to move and explore with less fear of falling.
Image Credit: Grace Ambrose Zaken YouTube
Podcasts Episode 01: Dr. Bill Wiener, William R. Wiener, Amy T. Parker
Podcasts Episode 01: Dr. Bill Wiener, William R. Wiener, Amy T. Parker
O&M On the Go
Dr. Bill Wiener, an Endowed Professor at the North Carolina Central University, shares his thoughts on the development of the field of Orientation and Mobility and on Code of Ethics for Orientation and Mobility.
Image credit: North Carolina Central University in Durham