Family Resource Group
October 2022 (Bonus!) Blind/Visual Impairment Edition
Registration for the HELIX 2022 Conference is now OPEN - please see the update with registration links below, as well as a few bonus items since our most recent edition was sent out for this month. It is an exciting month! To be sure that you continue to receive all future updates, or information, directly to your email address, sign up on the Family Resource Group mailing list.
Erin Campion
Family Resource Group Editor
Click here to register for the HELIX In-Person Conference.
Click here to register for the HELIX Virtual Conference.
Family Scholarships are available to attend HELIX.
A partial scholarship covers the cost of registration for either virtual or in-person attendance. A full scholarship covers the cost of registration and lodging for those attending in-person and traveling 50 miles or more (one-way). Please note: Scholarships do not include travel expenses; all participants will need to provide their own transportation.
Scholarship application deadline is October 28, 2022. Preference will be given to applicants who have a child with a low incidence disability and who have not received a low incidence scholarship previously. You will be notified of the decision on your scholarship two weeks prior to the HELIX Conference.
HELIX Sessions for DHH, for DB, and for BVI...
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Strand (DHH)
- Collaboration with General Education Teachers for Itinerant Teachers
- Transition Planning for Students who are DHH
- Collaborative Team Partnerships & Consistent Team Service
- American Sign Language for Young Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students
- Student-Led IEPs
- Audiological Assessment for Students with Complex Needs
Deaf-Blind Strand (DB)
- Deaf-Blindness & Autism: Characteristics
- Deaf-Blindness & Autism: Behavior Interventionsr
- CHARGE Over the Lifespan: Developmental, Medical, Behavioral and Transition Issues
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Transition Start-to-Finish: A Closer Look
Putting It All Together: The Deaf-Blind Resource Teams Training Process
Student Led IEPs
Audiological Assessment for Students with Complex Needs
Blind/Visual Impairment Strand (BVI)
- The Connection Between Learning Theory and Student Progress: Reducing Barriers to Success
- Executive Functioning: Foundational Skills
- Literacy for Phase I and Early Phase II Students with CVI
- Literacy for Late Phase II and Phase III Students with CVI
- The LMA for Students with CVI
- Expanded Core Curriculum
- Vision Therapy and Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments
Seeing Sadie and CVI
“Seeing Sadie and CVI is a website designed to share lesson ideas and other resources for teaching children with cortical/cerebral visual impairment (CVI). Created by TVI Lisha Jo Yochimowitz and parent Tracey, the site features introductory information about CVI, videos, lists of recommended apps, printable forms and papers, and other materials to support teachers and families. The website was inspired by the journey of Sadie, who is now 10 years old and who has CVI, Phase III.”
Tech OWL Offering Free AAC Essentials Online Courses Now!
For more information or to register, please visit the Tech OWL AAC Community site.