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A Bill of Rights for All Children with Vision Impairment and Their Families

March 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ncaomsmembership/upcoming-events-webinars or www.CAOMS.org 

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcOqrrzgqGdJOZH4bahI17s3hHGhXD5UU

Details: Overview of “A Bill of Rights for All Children with Visual Impairment and their Families” published by COSB and AERBVI. Presentation will include the intended purpose and outcomes of said document, which has been recently communicated with our Department of Education.

Participants will:

  • be able to articulate the purpose of the “Bill of Rights” document
Considerations for Connecting Students with Albinism to Instruction and the CommunityWebsite: https://www.csb-cde.ca.gov/resources/presentations/tuesdaytea.aspx 
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsmblb_Z-TQ8INsoPx6Tysa2N43oVLZD7R4rpFN_9u66g8LA/viewform 
Details: Join Kathi Garza, an adult with albinism working as a TVI at Texas School for the Blind, and Jill Gorman, a parent of a teenager with albinism, as they discuss the implications in instruction for students with albinism and share about the connections they’ve made through the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH). During this Tuesday Tea, we will invite participants to share their thoughts about implementing quality programming for students with albinism, discuss challenges students with albinism and their families face during the school years, and discover how an organization such as NOAH can support professionals and families.
Presenter(s): Kathi Garza, Outreach Department at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and volunteer for the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)  & Jill Gorman, Parent of a Teenager with Albinism in California 
Contact: info@csb-cde.ca.gov 

Details

Date:
March 9, 2021
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Venue

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