"Focus" Conference Archives
March 8, 2017
Thank you to the Talking Information Center Network for recording the following sessions from the 12th annual "Focus" on Vision Impairment and Blindness Conference: Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Vision Loss.
Thank you to the Talking Information Center Network for recording the following sessions from the 12th annual "Focus" on Vision Impairment and Blindness Conference: Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Vision Loss.
Audio Recordings
- Opening Remarks and Keynote Address: "Ten Years and Counting: Lessons from a Decade of Successful Eye Surgery for People with Intellectual Disability" by Paul Saner, MCB Commissioner and Dr. Susannah Rowe, MD, MPH
- Visual Function and Quality of Life in People with Intellectual Disability by Dr. Susannah Rowe, MD MPH
- Understanding Sensory Processing and Its Implications on Learning by Amanda Martinage, OTR/L, M.Ed
- The APH Intervention Continuum of Communication Skills by Monica Turner
- Glasses: Considerations for Those with Developmental Disabilities by Dr. Greg Waldorf, OD, FAAO
- Sensory Trails - What's New in Massachusetts by Jerry Berrier & Marcy Marchello
- Head Over Heels: Vision and Falls by Dr. Alexis Malkin, OD, FAAO
Powerpoint Slides and Session Handouts
- Ten Years and Counting: Lessons From a Decade of Successful Eye Surgery For People With
Intellectual Disability (PDF) by Susannah Rowe, M.D., MPH - Understanding Sensory Processing and Its Implications on Learning (PDF) by Amanda Martinage, OTR/L, M.Ed
- APH Intervention Continuum: Building Sensorimotor and Preoperational Cognitive Skills (PDF) by Monica Turner
- Glasses: Considerations For People With Developmental Disabilities (PDF) by Greg R. Waldorf, OD, FAAO
- Sensory Trails-What's New in Massachusetts (PDF) by Marcy Marchello and Jerry Berrier
- Adjustment to the Challenges of Vision Loss: How You Can Help (PDF) by James Badger, M.Ed, VRT
- The Eyes Have It (PDF) by Wendy Buckley, M.Ed, Ed.S
- VIsion's Influence on the Body and Movement (PDF) by Danielle M Bushey, PT, DPT, NCS
- Exercise Options For People with Intellectual Disabilities and Visual Impairment/Blindness (PDF) by John Maxell, MS, ACSM
- Getting Individuals with Vision Loss and Developmental Disabilities Active in the Community (PDF) by Stephen Jordan, COMS
