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: Strategies for Empowering Independent Living Skills (Part 1)Date: 5-14-2024Time (stated in Eastern Time): 3-4:00pmDuration: 60 minutesDescription: Get ready to help students transition from school to home this summer! Join Part 1 of this webinar series to explore essential independent living skills for children who are blind or have low vision. Together, parents and professionals will learn to use a checklist to evaluate child abilities, setting the stage for personalized skill development in areas like personal care, mealtime, organization, time management, eating, cooking and so much more. This collaborative effort focuses on abilities aiming to equip children for better independence at home and in school.Instructors Name: Mindy KoehneTitle: TVI, COMSEmail: oandmadventurecampofindiana@gmail.com Name: Brittany WilliamsTitle: TVI, COMSEmail: brittany.shane@live.com Content InformationECC Area: Independent Living SkillsTarget Audience: Families, caregivers, TVIs O&M Specialists, paraprofessionalsLearning Objectives: Describe the importance of accessing a childs current abilities using a checklist as a foundation for personalized skill development in various aspects of independent livingDemonstrate how to use the checklist to evaluate a childs abilities in areas crucial for independent livingApply assessment information to create a tailored plan that addresses individual needs in personal care, organization, and household managementExamine case studies to compare approaches to skills developmentDay of Event InformationACVREPoCredit is only available for the live presentation. To collect ACRVEP credit, please listen for the opening and closing codes, then submit these to the webinar certificate portal found at https://aphhive.org/#/event within 30 days of the webinar. Following submission, a certificate is immediately available and storedUsing a Braille Display to Access Captions in Zoom (Since no two |
