Dr. Lueck provides an overview of cerebral visual impairment and the challenges that parents and professionals face in terms of understanding how children with CVI use their vision. She emphasizes the importance of assessing the child to understand what they see.

Amanda Hall Lueck, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Special Education & Communicative Disorders at San Francisco State University has worked in the field of visual impairments for over 40 years. At the University of California, Berkeley Low Vision Clinic, Dr. Lueck coordinated education and rehabilitation services. She has been a teacher in California and Wisconsin, and she was the Director of the Assessment Center for the Visually Impaired, an outreach unit of the California School for the Blind.

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