PPT-Digital Technology and Professionals with Visual Impairment

Antonio Díaz Andrade Angsana A Techatassanasoontorn Digital Mobility Research Group New Zealand Work Research Institute Why we embark on this research All human beings should have the right to realise their potentials . brPage 1br Visual Impairment and Blindness 2010 brPage 2br Visual Impairment and Blindness 2010 brPage 3br brPage 4br brPage 5br Education Consultant for Visual Impairment Special Education Team Elizabeth Burmaster Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Madison, Wisconsin Special thanks to the Wisconsin National Agenda Com Darick W. Wright, MA, COMS, CLVT. D. Luisa Mayer, PhD. MEd. . Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment. . . Is it one or several or entities?. . . Can it co-exist with ocular impairments?. . . . Is it one or several or entities?. . . Can it co-exist with ocular impairments?. SESSION TWO. Barry S. Kran, . OD, FAAO. D. Luisa Mayer, . PhD. M.Ed. Darick W. Wright, . MA, COMS, CLVT. Group presentation. Region 10 . GROUP A.  . (Lucy Davis. , . Monica Degrate. , . Nkeiruka Dike. , . Mindy Allen. What Is cvi?. Cortical . Visual Impairment (CVI) is an acquired bilateral visual acuity loss caused by brain damage to the occipital lobes and/or damage to the posterior (. (CVI). Created by Region 4 students:. W. Cordero, . M. . Moes, & S. Smith. What is Cortical Visual Impairment? . Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is a complex, brain based processing disorder. It is the most common cause of vision impairment in . (CVI). (AKA: Cortical Blindness, Neurological Visual Impairment). Region 4. Charlotte Conner, Regan Marburger, Sarah Mays, Kelly Hill, Christy Moody. What is CVI??. Most commonly seen in children. Not caused by eye condition. Jordan Danner & Amanda . Downum. . “The word blind has always meant more than merely the inability to see…. Throughout history of the language and in common usage today, the word blind connotes a lack of understanding… a willful disregard, a thing meant to conceal or deceive. In fact, when you stop to listen, the word is far more commonly used in its figurative than its literal sense. And it comes up so often: blind faith, blind devotion, blind luck, … blind alley…. blind taste test, double-blind study, flying blind,…. Blind submission, blind side, blind spot….Pick up any book or magazine and you will find dozens of similes and metaphors connecting blindness and blind people with ignorance, confusion, indifference, . (CVI). (AKA: Cortical Blindness, Neurological Visual Impairment). Region 4. Charlotte Conner, Regan Marburger, Sarah Mays, Kelly Hill, Christy Moody. What is CVI??. Most commonly seen in children. Not caused by eye condition. Advice. . for. . guiding. . people. . with. hearing . and. . visual. . impairment. Target . group. Visual . impairment. Hearing . impairment. Visual . impairment. : . general. information. Mimicry says nothing: use of words and intonation in your voice is important!. Grubman, and Susan Barry. What defines visual impairment?. Visual Impairment Including Blindness: a visual impairment, that even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. This term includes both partial sight and blindness. (. CONTENTS. Introduction. Definition of hearing impairment. Classification of hearing impairment. Prevalence of hearing impairment. Measurement. Causes and treatment. Definition of visual impairment. Classification of visual impairment. IDEA Definition . § 300.8 (c) (13). Visual impairment including blindness means an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness.. A Teacher’s Perspective . By Lisha Yochimowitz, M.Ed.. lishatvicvi@gmail.com. Website: Seeingsadieandcvi.com. Youtube: Lisha Yoch. Information collected through experience, peers, parents, student data collection , and the teaching and medical field .