Region 10 TVI/O&M Newsletter

May 28, 2019

Every Move Counts and the Active Learning Conference will be here soon!

Every Move Counts and the Active Learning Conference are just around the corner. Register now!

Region 10 is offering scholarships to the Active Learning Conference for district staff currently serving students with visual impairments. If you are interested in attending, please register using the code R10VI. Please contact Deattia Macdonald if you have any questions regarding registration. deattia.macdonald@region10.org

Join Region 10 Educational Service Center for the 2019 LID Conference. The conference will include strategies and resources for teachers, related service providers, and support staff who serve students with Low Incidence Disabilities.

Message from Randall McAlister regarding Quota Funds

We still have a significant amount of Quota Funds to spend by Sept 30. Now and through the summer months is the best time to send me materials requests. I'm here all summer. Get those orders to me!

Camp Lighthouse has a few spots open. Hurry, and act now to nominate your student!

Fort Worth Lighthouse for the Blind is hosting a technology camp for blind transition students in July for 1 week. There is NO FEE for this, as it is underwritten by a generous local donor. We have 11 more spots available! It would be a great way to meet some of the expanded core curriculum requirements, as blind students learn more about technology, integrated socialization through physical activities, and also independent living skills. They must be between ages 14-17, be blind or have a significant visual impairment, and be able to take care of their own activities of daily living such as grooming and dressing and being at a certain place as a certain time. This year we are focusing on getting the most out of whatever technology they already use and also demonstrating new and different types of technology. There will be a classroom portion and the physical activities, play portion. The camp begins on Sunday, July the 14th and ends on Friday the 19th. They spend the night in cabins with supervision at Camp Amon Carter in Fort Worth. If interested, send an email to lware@lighthosuefw.org.

The link for Camp Lighthouse nominations is: https://lighthousefw.org/clnomination/

Opportunity to participate in graduate research

Hello, our names are Michele Peacock and Melinda Ply. This is a study about Braille instruction and acquisition. We are seeking Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments to complete a survey. This information will help us complete a paper to fulfill our requirements in the Graduate program at Stephen F. Austin State University. The purpose of the paper is to collect and analyze data to help vision professionals have a better understanding of the order and process to teach Braille a majority of our peers follow.

You will find a link below to the survey. Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary. Your identity and answers to this survey will remain confidential. This survey will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. We would like to thank you for your consideration and participation.

Sincerely,

Michele Peacock

Melinda Ply

https://sfasu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2oy9IR1EUQzANa5

Volunteers needed for the upcoming CHARGE Conference

The Annual CHARGE Conference will be held in Dallas on August 2 - 5, 2019. Check out the following link for conference and volunteer information.

https://www.chargesyndrome.org/for-families/conferences/conference-volunteers/

TSBVI needs your input as they develop trainings for next year.

Behavior Training: https://forms.gle/vPtPaCnjGzjKf4Tb9

Birth-3 VI Study Group: https://forms.gle/tD7LJFmPomeYdc1t7

O&M Symposium call for presentations is open

Do you have a presentation topic you would like to share with our community? The 2020 O&M Symposium, happening January 29-31, 2020 is now accepting presentation applications! Submit your presentation today at https://www.orientationandmobilitysymposium.com. Presentation applications close October 1, 2019.

Thank you for any help! And, feel free to contact me with any other questions.

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LeAundra Ottmo, M.Ed.

TVI/COMS/APE

leaundra.ottmo.fcssa@bonhamisd.org