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Join a dynamic conversation with blind and visually impaired adults as they reflect on the tools, skills, and learning experiences that helped shape their success. Designed for TVIs and O&M specialists, this session provides real-world guidance on effective instruction, technology integration, and mobility training. Participants will leave with concrete strategies to enhance their practice and better prepare students for meaningful adult lives.Objectives:-Participants will identify at least three ways that the lived experiences of blind/visually impaired adults can inform and improve instructional decision-making in TVI and O&M practice.-Participants will describe at least three instructional or mobility strategies validated by panelists experiences that can enhance student independence in areas such as self-advocacy, assistive technology, braille/literacy, or travel skills.-Participants will analyze examples shared by panelists to develop two actionable changes in their own practice aimed at fostering high expectations, autonomy, and effective collaboration with students, families, and school teams. |
