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ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCEDUCATIONION AND REHABILIREHABILITATION OF THE BLINDBLIND AND VISUALVISUALLY IMIMPAIREDIRED AER ReportVol. 30 No. 3 Fall 2013 Literacy Media Decisions Position Paper Released Earlier this year, the AER Board of Directors approved a new position INSIDE THIS ISSUE: paper from the AER Low Vision Rehabilitation Division. Authored by Kelly Lusk, Holly Lawson and Tessa McCarthy with advisory Vanda Pharmaceuticals input from Amanda Lueck, Anne Corn and Barry Kran, “Literacy Media Decisions for Students With Visual Impairments” addresses the becomes major AER sponsor importance of comprehensive evaluations when considering approaches Sequestration hits special to literacy instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired. “For years, Anne Corn and I have felt that the literacy needs of all education students with visual impairments were not well-addressed by current legislation or current practice [in the U.S.],” explained Kelly Lusk, O&M International Conference PhD, CLVT, one of the paper’s co-authors. “The U.S. Individuals with 2013 info Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) specifies individualized education program (IEP) teams must consider braille instruction for students Dr. Abraham Nemeth--In who are visually impaired, which is wonderful. 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