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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hello Fellow Educators:
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I actually realize that a <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>few other students who havea visual
impairment need their eye reports to be updated prior for me to begin teaching
these students. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The parents of
these children's parents have scheduled appointments for a low vision exam at
SUNY optometric center in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:City>. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have realized that when speaking <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to each parent that there is a bit of
apprehension about this whole low vision exam for each of my students; <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have agreed to accompany each student
with the respective parent to the scheduled appointmet. Have other more
experienced TVIs who teachstudentwho are visually impaired and have additional
disabilities, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>accompanied students with additional
disabilities to a low vision exam? What tips can I give to the parents prior and
during the low vision exam. My students are visually impaired, have
developmental disabilities are nonverbal and nonambulatory. One student who has
been scheduled for a low vision exam has developmental disabilities, has autism,
is visually impaired, nonverbal and can walk but needs guidance where to go. At
the school, this student is always with a <st1:place w:st="on">Para</st1:place>.
The parents of this student don't speak English well. I plan to have parents of
the students pick me up to accompany the parents and students to their
respective appointments. The one thing that concerns me is <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>that each student is being seen by a
different low vision specialist at this clinic. I did try to see if the students
could be seen by a particular specialist, but the specialist does not see any
childrenwho are visually impaired <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>with additional disabilities presently.
In the past this specialist has seen children with additional disabilities with
a visual impairment. I hope I can get some tips for assisting the parents of
these students become comfortable about the low vision exam and during the low
vision exam. Thanks for any input from more experienced tvis who teach students
who are blind or visually impaired with additional disabilities for their input
concerning low vision exam for these students. Another parent has scheduled a an
ophthalmologist appointment for the child and contacted me personally to inform
me about the development. I don’t if one parent will schedule aan appointment
for the child for a low vision exam. Both myself and <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>various people at the school have urgred
the parent to comply with the need for the child to be evaluated and receive an
updated eye report so I can begin teaching the student and have accurate
information about this student’s visual impairment. This student sits in a
wheelchair but is ambulatory a bit. Ultimately, it will be up too this student;s
parent to get child evaluated for me to continue teaching this student. I have
done the best I can for this student. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thanks for any input from more
experienced tvis about what to explain parents about a low vision exam
considering the population of students I teach.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sara Rooz<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Certified Teacher of the Blind and
Visually Impaired in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New
York</st1:place></st1:State></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sara Rooz</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Certified Teacher of the Blind and
Visually Impaired in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New
York</st1:place></st1:State></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Independent Related Service Provider
Vision Education Services in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York
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