[MDPOBC] FW: COVID-19’s Impact on Education of Visually Impaired Children: You Can Help

Fri Nov 6 00:22:31 UTC 2020

Garret 

James G. Mooney

President, Maryland Organization of Parents of Blind Children 

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From: Melissa Sheeder <melissas at mdschblind.org> 
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Subject: FW: COVID-19’s Impact on Education of Visually Impaired Children: You Can Help

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Subject: Fwd: COVID-19’s Impact on Education of Visually Impaired Children: You Can Help

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From: American Foundation for the Blind <communications at afb.org <mailto:communications at afb.org> >
Date: November 5, 2020 at 1:44:21 PM EST
To: Jeffrey Macak <jeffreym at mdschblind.org <mailto:jeffreym at mdschblind.org> >
Subject: COVID-19’s Impact on Education of Visually Impaired Children: You Can Help
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Let's Work Together to Ensure Accessible, Engaging, and Inclusive Education for Children with Visual Impairments

The second Access and Engagement study <https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=25fdc459cf&e=b512340207>  opened on October 30 and closes on November 22. We want all family members, guardians, teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs), and orientation & mobility (O&M) specialists in the U.S. and Canada to have the opportunity to share their experiences about education this fall. The survey takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. If you qualify, please consider taking it and inviting a family you know to take it too. Tell them why you think this survey is important.  

The first Access and Engagement study <https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=736663c006&e=b512340207>  report is available for free download. In addition to the full report as an accessible PDF, there is also an accessible PDF of the Executive Summary. Everything is also online by section, so if you want to point someone to a specific section you can do so. Each section of the report has recommendations.

Speaking of recommendations, Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, the lead author of the report, has put together a blog post on how you can use the first Access and Engagement report to advocate for students with visual impairments <https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=c81e7303a8&e=b512340207> . If we all come together, we can have a stronger impact on administrators, policymakers, technology companies, and others. The findings and recommendations in the first Access and Engagement report allow you to pair your own experience with data about 455 children and 1,028 professionals. That’s a lot of voices!

Finally, do you know about AFB’s Town Hall on November 10 from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern? The topic is Education Across the Lifespan. This is an opportunity to ask your questions and share your comments. The first three authors of the Access and Engagement report, Dr. Rosenblum, Dr. Herzberg, and Dr. Wild will be responding to questions and comments. It’s free to sign up <https://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=e9e06b37d8&e=b512340207> , so please plan to join us.

On social media use #AccessEngagement to share how you are using the report, encourage others to complete the second survey, or ask your questions. You can also email access_report at afb.org <mailto:access_report at afb.org?subject=Access%20and%20Engagement%20Study> . We want to hear from you!

Thank you,

AFB Communications
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