Date: March 31
This course will offer practical Augmentative-Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies for educators who work with early communicators with visual impairments and additional disabilities. Discussions, lecture, videos, simulation activities, readings, and case studies will facilitate the participant's application of integrating AAC devices into a student's existing communication system. The unique needs of a VI learner who is an early communicator will be considered in the context of classroom-based AAC interventions to increase engagement, support meaningful communication routines, and build early and age-appropriate literacy skills.
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Perkins provides professional development opportunities to meet the needs of teachers working with a diverse population of students with visual impairments.
Perkins provides customized program-specific training for regional centers, school systems, university programs, and specialized schools reaching across all disciplines and positions.
Perkins professional development opportunities are designed to meet the needs of Teachers of the Visually Impaired, Special Education Teachers, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, Vision Rehabilitation Teachers, Related Service Personnel, and Administrators.