Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Workshop Series
Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 11/7/2020 11:59 PM
Last Date to Cancel: 11/7/2020 11:59 PM
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Cortical Visual Impairment Workshop Series
Dates: Monday, November 9-12, 2020
Time: 9:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Fee:
- $25 for MN Parents & other IEP Team Members who service students with cortical visual impairment and/or low incidence needs (i.e., Deaf/Hard of Hearing, blind / Visually Impaired, Deafblind etc.)
- $125 for all other interested individuals
Presenter: Chris Russell is the Project Coordinator for the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative, and has experience as a classroom teacher and Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) working with children who have visual impairments and additional disabilities including deaf-blindness. Chris specializes in severe and multiple disabilities including deaf-blindness, cortical visual impairment, curriculum adaptations for children with visual impairments and additional disabilities, and instructional strategies supporting communication development for children with pre-symbolic communication. He has the Perkins-Roman CVI Range Endorsement, and conducts training on CVI across NY state and nationally for professionals and families. He also serves as co-instructor for Perkins E-Learning's online course, Cortical Visual Impairment, and is adjunct faculty at Hunter College, CUNY, in the graduate programs for Blindness/Visual Impairment, and Childhood Special Education: Severe/Multiple Disabilities.
Chris recommends viewing the links below before the event:
Overview of CVI approaches (Phase & Characteristic):
- - CVI Characteristics: https://pcvis.vision/what-is-cvi/the-10-characteristics-of-cvi/
- - Phase I: https://pcvis.vision/educators-and-therapists/phase-i-cvi/
- - Phase II: https://pcvis.vision/educators-and-therapists/phase-ii-cvi/
- - Phase III: https://pcvis.vision/educators-and-therapists/phase-iii-cvi/
- Experience Books: https://www.wsdsonline.org/video-experience-books/ (Click the link for Videos, they have excellent examples)
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Monday 11/09/2020 |
Tuesday 11/10/2020 |
Wednesday 11/11/2020 |
Thursday 11/12/2020 |
9-10am |
CVI Overview: Identifying, Understanding, Diagnosing CVI Causes & Risk Factors FAQ and Current Issues in the Field |
CVI Phases: I, II and III Assessment and Interventions |
CVI and Bio Behavioral States: Supporting Availability for Learning
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O&M and CVI |
10-11am |
CVI Characteristics & Phases |
Phase I: Building Visual Behaviors |
CVI and Bio Behavioral States: Supporting Availability for Learning (continued from above) |
Social Development and CVI |
11-12pm |
CVI Range |
Phase II: Integrating Vision with Functioning |
CVI and Bio Behavioral States: Supporting Availability for Learning (continued from above) |
Social Development and CVI (continued from above) |
12-1pm |
Lunch Break |
Lunch Break |
Lunch Break |
Lunch Break |
1-2pm |
CVI Range |
Phase III: Resolution of CVI Characteristics |
CVI and Communication Matrix |
CVI and Distance Services |
2-3pm |
Video Observation: CVI Characteristics |
Phase III: Resolution of CVI Characteristics (continued from above) |
CVI and AAC |
CVI and Distance Services (continued from above) |
3-4pm |
Q&A Opportunity |
Q&A Opportunity |
Q&A Opportunity |
Q&A Opportunity |
Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.