Please Join us this week for a Webinar on Wednesday:
Books, Braille, and your Baby
Date & Time: Wednesday Dec 10, 2025, 10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Target Audience: Families of infants and toddlers who are blind or who have low vision.
Description of Webinar: Families will learn easy strategies to implement at home that promote literacy skills in their infants/toddlers who are blind or have low vision. Participants will learn:
1. Overview of literacy and literacy development.
2. Impact of vision loss on literacy development
3. Braille overview and Practical Strategies
Speaker: Alicia Pugh is a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS). She has an M.Ed. from the University of Louisville and M.A.T from USC Upstate. She has been in the field of visual impairment for over 20 years in South Carolina. She lives in Summerville with her husband, son, and stepdaughter. She loves gardening, shopping, and photography.
Rachell Johnson, MCD., CCC-SLP, ATP
Program Manager
SC Assistive Technology Program
Center for Disability Resources
8301 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
rachell.johnson@uscmed.sc.edu
Phone: 803-935-5301 | Fax: 803-935-5342 | Toll Free: 800-915-4522
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