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The American Printing House for the Blind (APH), in consultation with professionals in the field of visual impairment and blindness, has published a Health Education Guidebook specifically designed to be used by teachers of students who are visually impaired. The manual includes the following units: Diet and Nutrition, Communicable Diseases/Non-Communicable Diseases and Prevention, Sex Education, Personal Health, Injury Prevention and Safety. Two of the authors of this manual will share information about this resource during this session paying particular focus to the chapter on sex education and the need for meaningful sex education methods for students with visual impairments. 1. Participants will overview the general need for meaningful health education for students with visual impairments. 2. Participants will explain how teachers of students with visual impairments can acquire the new APH health education guidebook in instruction with students who are visually impaired with particular focus on the chapter on sex education. 3. Participants will explain how teachers of students with visual impairments can use the new APH health education guidebook in instruction with students who are visually impaired with particular focus on the chapter on sex education. |
