In this podcast, BLVS alumni Katelyn (Kate) Maffei, MEd ‘21, TVI, VRT, and Kinshasa Coghill, MS ‘02, CLVT, CVRT, OMS, discuss their daily routines in their blindness and low vision professions, and current student Carolyn Pijanowski '24VRT, '24OM, shares her day in the life as a Salus BLVS student. 

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In this podcast, BLVS alumni Katelyn Maffei, MEd '21, VRT '22, and Kinshasa Coghill, MS '02, CLVT '02, CVRT '02, OMS '23, along with Carolyn Pijanowski, '24MS VRT, '24O&M, share their stories of discovering the blindness and low vision professions, and why people from any background should consider the BLVS program.

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In this podcast, we talk to Carolyn Pijanowski, '24MS VRT, '24O&M, who is also the president of SPACERS, a student organization that promotes the blindness and low vision profession. She talks to us about the organization's goals and projects for this upcoming school year. 

To learn more about Blindness and Low Vision Studies and the SPACERS club at Salus, visit salus.edu/BLVS 

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In this podcast, we talk with Fabiana Perla, Chair of the Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) at Salus University, Katherine Alstrin, EdD SPED| TVI/COMS, Adjunct Faculty in the Department of BLVS, and Staci Wills, MS, Ed, COMS, a teacher of students with visual impairments. They talk to us about the Neurological Visual Impairment in Children course and its uniqueness to Salus and the BLVS field. 

To learn more about this course and BLVS at Salus, you can visit salus.edu/blvs



References
Chang, M. Y., & Borchert, M. S. (2020). Advances in the evaluation and management of cortical/cerebral visual impairment in children. Survey of ophthalmology, 65(6), 708-724. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039625720300497

IDEA. Definition of a Child with a Disability: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8 IDEA. 

Determination of Eligibility for Special Education: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/d/300.306

IDEA. Eligibility Determinations for Children Suspected of Having a Visual Impairment Including Blindness under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/letter-on-visual-impairment-5-22-17.pdf

McDowell, N. (2021). A review of the literature to inform the development of a practice framework for supporting children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI). International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-21. https://www-tandfonline-com.libsalus.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/13603116.2020.1867381?scr oll=top&needAccess=trueSalus

NVI LiveBinder: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play/2360226?tabid=dc33f40a-f9bf-3fe3-bb2c-5214654c979f

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In this podcast, we talk with Candida Mulligan, an admissions officer in Salus University’s Office of Admissions. She talks to us about the Blindness and Low Vision Studies program and tips and tricks for application.

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Wrapping up our two-part seeing eye dog special, we had a conversation with the director of the University's Orientation and Mobility (O&M) program, Jamie Maffit, so she could educate us on what it means to be an O&M specialist. 

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January 29 is National Seeing Eye Dog Day and to celebrate we meet Irma, a guide dog in training, and her raiser, Rose, to learn about how puppies become service dogs. 

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