Ode to a Master: Reflections on My TVI Posted on April 26, 2023 - 1:03 am by Alexis Read Editor’s note: Teacher Appreciation Week is May 8-12, 2023. In recognition, Alexis Read shares about her beloved teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI). When my family moved to North […]
Juggling Grad School and Full Time Work Posted on April 11, 2023 - 9:15 am by Alexis Read Recently, I took graduate school classes while working full-time to become a certified rehabilitation counselor. During the five semesters I attended school and worked full time, I developed strategies that made […]
Teaching Environments for a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) Who is Blind/ Low Vision Posted on April 4, 2023 - 12:20 am by Alexis Read Editor’s note: Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Appreciation Week is observed annually over Anne Sullivan’s birthday, April 14th. Are you interested in learning more about vision rehabilitation therapy (VRT) as a possible […]
Advocating Always: A Request for the Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit Posted on January 17, 2023 - 7:58 am by Alexis Read Imagine that you are assigned to an unfamiliar school for your student-teaching placement. Your vocational rehabilitation counselor has purchased the Picture Maker: Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit for your use in learning […]
Dog Guide Peer Pressure: When Other Voices are Calling the Shots Posted on December 20, 2022 - 2:31 am by Alexis Read Editor’s note: After obtaining her first dog guide, Alexis realized she did so because her peers had dog guides. Alexis reminds others who are blind or low vision who are […]