[Ohio-talk] OOD and ACVREP certification

[Marianne Denning]

ACVREP stands for Association for Certification of Vision
Rehabilitation and Education Professionals.  If you want to be
certified in rehabilitation teaching, low vision therapy or O&M they
are the certifying agency.  Yes, I know NFB also has an O&M
certification.  I doubt the state would pay for someone with that
certification to provide training to consumers, but I don't know that
for sure. My concern is that the state allows anyone with one of those
3 certifications provide all 3 services.  Why is an O&M instructor
qualified to be a rehabilitation teacher just because they have an O&M
certification? A rehabilitation teacher would be the person who would
provide braille instruction.  They have to complete braille courses as
part of their college program.

On 5/13/15, barbara.pierce9366--- via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> What exactly is ACVREP certification?
>
> Barbara
> Barbara Pierce
> President Emerita
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
> 440-774-8077
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you zwant;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>> On May 13, 2015, at 10:46 AM, Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk
>> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I am going to try to explain this because it is a concern for me.  OOD
>> requires anyone providing O&M or rehabilitation teaching services to
>> blind people to have ACVREP certification.  I have known that for a
>> few years.  I recently learned thatcertified O&M trainers can provide
>> rehabilitation teaching services.  All OOD cares about is the ACVREP
>> certification and not the area of certification.  I think most people
>> who have O&M certification would say they don't feel qualified to
>> evaluate braille, lifeskills and similar needs.  I would say the same
>> goes for rehabilitation teachers.  Does anyone else have a similar
>> concern?
>>
>> --
>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
>>
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053