Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET
Cost: Free!
Speaker: Christopher Russell, MS. Ed. TVI
This session will focus on an overview of symbolic communication development, and unique considerations for developing multi-modal communication systems (alternative and augmentative communication [AAC]) for learners with visual impairments and complex communication needs. The emphasis will be on considerations for selecting, designing, and implementing student-centered communication systems for a diverse group of learners.
Participants will increase their knowledge and skills in:
- Understanding the development of symbolism and iconicity, and unique considerations for learners with visual impairments and complex communication needs
- Using specialized concrete communication systems to expand receptive and expressive language and communication
- Unique design considerations for tactile and visual learners in the development of concrete communication modalities
Chris Russell is the Project Coordinator for the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative and has experience as a classroom teacher and Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) working with children who have visual impairments and additional disabilities including deaf-blindness. He also serves as co-instructor for Perkins E-Learning's online course, Cortical Visual Impairment, and is adjunct faculty at Hunter College, CUNY, in the graduate programs for Blindness/Visual Impairment, and Childhood Special Education: Severe/Multiple Disabilities.
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