Present a Fall Workshop for TVI S and O&M Instructors

Maryland State Steering Committee and DC/MD Chapter AER Present a Fall Workshop for TVI’s and O&M Instructors

Literacy for Students in Phase III CVI & Binocular Vision Anomalies

Tuesday November 7, 2017 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Location: Workforce & Technology Center (DORS) 2301 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Cost: $20 (Includes continental breakfast and lunch provided by Biddle Street) Registration Deadline: October 23, 2017 Seating Limited Schedule

8:30 – 9:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30 – 11:30

Binocular Vision Anomalies

Presenter: Dr. Saman Bhatti

Workshop Description Participants will be able to:

 Identify the diagnostic techniques used in evaluating binocular vision anomalies  Classify the various forms of binocular vision disorders based on specific clinical features  Describe current management and treatment options

11:30 - 12:30

Lunch Provided by Biddle Street Round Table Discussions on Strategies/Best Practices in the ECC

12:30 – 2:30

Literacy for Students in Phase III of CVI

Presenters: Dr. Sandy Newcomb Amy Morrell, TVI Sharon Whited, CLVT

Workshop Description Participants will to able to:

 Describe the unique visual characteristics of a child in Phase III  Identify strategies and materials used in the assessment of CVI  Describe the salient features of objects and pictures  Describe the connections between language and vision  Identify intervention techniques for students with CVI

2:30 – 3:00 Conference Wrap up and Evaluation

2 Presenters

Saman Bhatti is a board certified optometrist who has been practicing in the state of Maryland since 2004 after receiving her degree from the Southern California College of Optometry. In 2012, she completed an Orthoptic Fellowship specializing in the detection, diagnosis, and management of binocular vision disorders. Shortly after, she joined the Greater Baltimore Medical Center and the Maryland School for the Blind where she continues to help evaluate and prescribe management programs to those with conditions such as refractive error, double vision, ocular motility disorders, as well as aiding in the rehabilitation of impaired vision staff.

Dr. Newcomb works at the University of Maryland, College Park as an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education. She has 30+ years of experience teaching infants and toddlers with disabilities, including 12 years providing technical assistance to young children with deaf-blindness, their families and service providers through Connections Beyond Sight and Sound, the MD and DC deaf-blind project. Dr. Newcomb earned her Ph.D. at the University of Maryland in 2009, and holds certification in Early Childhood Special Education and in Visual Impairment, as well as the Perkins/Roman CVI Range Endorsement. Her dissertation topic was assessment of children with cortical visual impairment or CVI. She has had teaching experience in North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Her teaching experience includes classroom instruction, early intervention home-based services and private consultation. In addition to her work with children and families, Dr. Newcomb has coordinated a number of grants at the University of Maryland including family support projects focused on young children with disabilities and their families and personnel preparation grants in early intervention.

Amy Morrell has worked at The Maryland School for the Blind for the past 14 years as a teacher of students with deafblindness, Enhanced Services Coordinator and Educational Consultant with the outreach department. Amy provides assessments, consultations, direct instruction and training to students and teachers throughout the state. Amy has her master’s degree in deaf education and certification in teaching students with visual impairments.

Sharon Whited has worked in the Low Vision Service at The Maryland School for the Blind since receiving her Masters in Vision Rehabilitation in 1990. Her responsibilities include conducting functional vision assessments for children and youth between the ages of 3 and 21 in conjunction with their parents, educational staff and related service providers, participating in clinical low vision assessments which address the use of low vision devices and are provided on and off-campus, consulting with parents and teachers of students with visual impairments and providing training to parents and staff.

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Registration Form

Location: Workforce & Technology Center 2301 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, Md. 21218 Tuesday November 7, 2017 8:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (Registration & Continental Breakfast – 8:30 to 9:30 A.M.) Information Name ______Address______City ______State______Zip Code ______Telephone (H) ______(W) ______(Cell) ______Email: ______Agency/Organization

School/Organization______Position______

Make Check out to: DC/MD AER $20 Breakfast and Lunch Included!

Amount Enclosed $______

Accommodations will be provided upon request. Please specify: ____ Large Print ____Braille ____Electronic ____Dietary:______

Deadline for Registration: October 23, 2017

Mail completed form to: Kerry Michael The Maryland School for the Blind, Outreach Department, 3501 Taylor Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21236 Phone: 410-444-5000 ext. 1249 FAX: 410-319-5708 Email: [email protected]