Megan Mogan is a former Speech-Language Pathologist at Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, who specializes in working with students who are early communicators, including deafblind learners and VI students with multiple disabilities. 

Currently, Megan is going through a career change, we talk about this and what led her to change her career path.

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Ellen Mazel discusses how vision is processed in a child with cortical vision impairment (CVI), how the child understands the visual part of their world, and the importance of early intervention. She also offers strategies for assessment and intervention.

Ellen works as the CVI Program Manager for Perkins School for the Blind. She joined the administrative leadership team at Perkins School for the Blind to create and oversee Perkins CVI assessment program. The position includes continued research with Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy, a leader in the field, as well as several vision professionals at MIT, Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School to advance knowledge about CVI.

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Perkins eLearning offers a variety of online courses, tutorials, and webinars. We talk with Robin Sitten, program manager for Perkins eLearning, to discuss Perkins eLearning inside and out. Hear what goes on behind the scenes, how topics for classes are considered, and what the future holds for online learning at Perkins!

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In this episode we have a special host, Robin Sitten from Perkins eLearning, interviews Dr. Alan Lantzy to discuss all things Cortical Vision Impairment – from the beginning when assessment was new or non-existent, to what has evolved and changed over the past 15 years (and who was driving this change.)  It is a very special episode of Perkins eLearning to-go.

Yue Ting Siu provides us with an introduction to current technologies employed to help access instructional materials. In addition, she guides us in exploring new and emerging technologies for the digital classroom, including image and video description, and multimodal data displays. Finally, Yue Ting talks about the focus on braille and tactile literacy in the digital age and the issues related to reconciling these priorities with technology.

Ting is a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) with 14 years of experience working with students with visual impairments, severe/multiple disabilities, and deafblindness. Ting's research includes: Assistive technology development and implementation, teacher preparation and professional development, digital inclusion, and multimedia accessibility. She also provides research and consulting support to bridge technology development and teachers' adoption of tools for the classroom. (www.tplus.education)

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Diane is our guru for Paths to Technology. As the web-manager, she joins us to discuss the website and how you could become a blogger for paths to Technology (and possibly make some extra money in the process).

Diane is an educational accessibility consultant collaborating with various educational app developers and agencies. She splits her time between managing the Perkins eLearning website, Paths to Technology, presenting workshops on a national level and working on accessibility-related projects.

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What can happen when a diverse group of people come together to tackle challenges facing children with CVI? Ed Bosso, Superintendent and Executive Director of Educational Programs at Perkins School for the Blind, talks with us about fostering a unified approach to solve complex problems.

If you're interested in taking part in breaking down challenges facing children with CVI, you can join us at the 5th annual CVI symposium July 11 and 12. For more information visit www.perkinselearning.org/symposium.

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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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What is Active Learning? Charlotte Cushman knows and is here to discuss all things Active Learning. 

Charlotte Cushman is the driving force behind Paths to Literacy; she manages this website for Perkins School for the Blind and Texas School for the Blind. In addition, Charlotte is an active blogger for Paths to Literacy. Charlotte is also the website manager for Active Learning Space, she sat down with me to discuss this site and how Active Learning can be of assistance when teaching children with visual impairments.

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Amber Bobnar is a parent of a young boy with visual impairment and additional disabilities. In this webcast, she talks about how important it is to involve children with disabilities in their community and gives advice on how to make this happen. Amber is the creator of the WonderBaby.org, a website which provides a support network and a multitude of resources for parents of children with visual impairment.

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