The Fred Rogers Approach: The Importance of Human Connection
Building a relationship with the child, while keeping things simple and meaningful, are important strategies for working with students with multiple disabilities.
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!
Kristin Gault, MA, M.Ed, CVI Range Endorsed Professional, has been a Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) in Springfield, Oregon since 2010.
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 and cortical visual impairment.
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.
I have been an itinerant TVI and COMS since 1997. I specialize in using Assistive Technology with children with visual and multiple disabilities. My passion is helping these extra-special children to be more independent and better able to communicate with their friends and family.
Jonathan Hooper is a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) based in New York City, where he has worked for over a decade supporting learners of all ages, including Braille readers, students with CVI, and learners with complex needs – including those with dual sensory loss.
I am a Teacher of the Visually Impaired living in CT. My job requires me to be innovative every day – and I am so thankful for that! As an artist and a former art teacher, I absolutely love the creative aspects of this field.
Dr Sarah W. Blackstone is past president and fellow of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) and a founder and board member of its US Chapter. Dr.