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Families are encouraged to try these suggestions with kids who are blind or visually impaired.

Tips for new vision professionals, including Teachers of the Visually Impaired and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists.

During the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to have fun activities to keep children engaged.

Building a relationship with the child, while keeping things simple and meaningful, are important strategies for working with students with multiple disabilities.

We’re happy to announce that Lisha Yochimowitz will be the new manager of Paths to Literacy!

Rachel is the Director of CVI Now at the CVI Center at Perkins School for the Blind. She is the parent of a child with CVI, Henry, as well as a special educator and curriculum specialist.

Matt Tietjen is an education consultant and teacher of students with visual impairments. Matt earned his undergraduate degree at Cornell University. He became certified in special education certification at Southern Connecticut State University.

Amy Shepherd, M.Ed., is a Parent Liaison for the Michigan Department of Education Resource for Blind/Low Vision (MDE RBLV).  She spent five years as a long-term Expert Substitute Teacher for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Teachers for the Visually Impaired team.

Lisha has been a TVI (teacher of the visually impaired) for over 25 years. She has worked in the classroom at Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia. Lisha was an itinerant teacher for 18 years at the Montgomery County IU specializing in early intervention.

Kristin Gault, MA, M.Ed, has been a Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) in Springfield, Oregon since 2010.