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• 1:00:31 Bioptic Driving – Adult Perspectives & Tennessee Requirements (Panel Discussion)

  Participants: Dr. Joshua Robinson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Arthur Humphrey, Joshua Harper
  Date: 2/23/2024
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  This session will present an overview of considerations of bioptic driving for teens and young adults with low vision. Panelists include a low vision specialist and adults with low vision sharing why they decided bioptic driving was or was not a good fit for them. This session is geared towards teens with low vision and their families, as well as TVIs, O&M specialists, VR counselors, and other transition specialists looking for a background knowledge of how to talk about bioptic driving with students and clients.

  Uploaded Feb 24, 2023 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:46:30 Essential Assessments (FVA) Strategies for Students with Visual Impairments and Complex Profiles Featured

  Presented by Suzanne Dinwiddie (TN Deaf-Blind Project) on 2/18/2022
  Unity Virtual Academy 2021-2022
  Session Description:
  Project will share tips and
  Hear about strategies that TVIs and O&M specialists can use when conducting functional vision, learning media and expanded core curriculum assessments with students with VI and complex profiles, including students with CVI.

  Uploaded Feb 22, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 56:27 Social Emotional Learning & Crisis Support for Visually Impaired Students

  Presented by Andrea Word, MSW (TSB) on 9/1/2021
  Unity Virtual Academy 2021-2022
  Session Description:
  This session is designed for TVIs to learn more about SEL (social emotional learning) for students with VI, learn signs of when a student is in a mental health crisis, and discuss appropriate resources in and out of school to support students.

  Uploaded Sep 07, 2021 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 51:27 Lightbox Stories & Literacy Programming for Students with Complex Profiles Featured

  Presented by Dr. Adam Wilson on 2/17/2021
  Unity Virtual Academy 2020-2021
  Session Description:
  Looking for ways to integrate literacy and lightboxes? In this session we will take a deep dive into the creation of lightbox stories and digital books, adapted so they are accessible for students with more complex profiles that include VI. We will also look at opportunities for meaningful engagement for learners so they become part of the story!

  Uploaded Oct 14, 2021 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:48:17 Essential Vision Assessment: Tips for TVIs in a Virtual World

  Presented by Dr. Karen Blankenship (TSB) on 12/4/2020
  Unity Virtual Academy 2020-2021
  Session Description:
  This presentation will talk about the latest resources to conduct functional vision, learning media, and expanded core curriculum assessments on-site or in a virtual world.

  Uploaded Oct 14, 2021 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 50:12 Inclusion is Belonging: Promoting Peer Engagement and Relationships for Students with Multiple Disabilities, Including Visual Impairment

  Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Biggs (Vanderbilt University) on 10/4/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Positive peer relationships are important for all students. But, it can be challenging to know how to provide supports that lead to students with disabilities being known, accepted, and befriended by their peers, particularly when students have complex support needs—such as students with multiple disabilities and visual impairment. This session will offer practical, evidence-based strategies to equip educators (e.g., teachers of students with visual impairment, special educators, general educators, paraeducators) to promote inclusion and belonging for students with disabilities in their general education school and classroom communities through peer relationships.
  Shared links:
  * Creating communities of belonging: https://tiescenter.org/topics/peer-engagement/creating-communities-of-belonging-for-students-with-significant-cognitive-disabilities
  * Implementation Guide for Peer Support Arrangements: https://publications.ici.umn.edu/ties/peer-engagement/practice-guides/peer-support-arrangements
  * Implementation Guide for Peer Network Interventions: https://publications.ici.umn.edu/ties/peer-engagement/practice-guides/peer-networks
  

  Uploaded Oct 24, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:35:06 Getting Started with Tangible Symbol Communication Systems for Students with Visual Impairments Who Have Complex Communication Needs Featured

  Presented by Monique Bird (TSB) and Emily Sullivan (TSB) on 02/16/2024
  TN VIVA 2023-2024
  Session Description: In this session hear from TSB’s Speech & Language Pathologists as they talk about how to collaboratively develop and implement tangible symbol systems for students with VI and complex communication needs. Discussion will include strategies for identifying appropriate tangible symbols and prioritizing what tangible symbols to begin with given each student’s individual needs.

  Uploaded Feb 20, 2024 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:21:12 RCVI Welcome Back to School! (2022-23)

  Presented by Allen Huang (TN RCVI) on 8/19/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  Welcome back to school! Join us to hear about exciting RCVI updates and what is planned for TN VIVA in the year ahead. Updates regarding the 2023 Federal Quota census and a review of the RCVI textbook ordering process will be provided as well.

  Uploaded Aug 22, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 1:53:44 Hindsight is 20/20: What We Wish We Knew Sooner & Lessons Learned from Experienced TVIs (Panel Discussion with Q&A)

  Presented by Dr. Karen Blankenship, Nancy Toelle, Mary Ann Siller, and Amy Covington on 10/21/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  In such a unique, sometimes isolating field, TVIs may not realize what they don’t know about working in the profession. In this panel discussion seasoned TVIs shared their experiences, knowledge, and tricks of the trade, passing along their wisdom from one generation of TVIs to another.

  Uploaded Oct 24, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)
• 58:33 Role of Low Vision Specialist for Students with VI

  Presented by Dr. Joshua Robinson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Vanderbilt Eye Institute) on 9/21/2022
  TN VIVA 2022-2023
  Session Description:
  Dr. Robinson is an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and serves as Director of Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. He will give an overview of the role of a low vision specialist as a member of an interdisciplinary team supporting students and young adults with impaired vision. Topics will include the differences between an optometrist, ophthalmologist, and low vision specialist as medical professionals supporting students with visual impairments, as well as opportunities for collaboration between teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs) and Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialists, among others.

  Uploaded Sep 21, 2022 to RCVI(Resource Center for the Visually Impaired)