The Bridge School Webinar Series: Eight webinars related to CVI and AAC: June 2020 – December 2023.

Primary Audiences: Families, special education teachers, administrators, practitioners from multiple health-care and medical disciplines, faculty/instructors, interested others   

https://cvi.bridgeschool.org/webinars/

Conducted by The Bridge School Research Program with partial funding from Ability Central Philanthropy 

1. Visual and Behavioral Characteristics Associated with CVI.  Christine Roman-Lantzy, PhD
2. Understanding the Phases Associated with the CVI Range  Christine Roman-Lantzy, PhD 
3. CVI and Its Impact on AAC:  Issues and Considerations: Panel Discussion. Aileen Arai, Gabriela Berlanga, Sarah Blackstone, PhD, Krista Wilkinson, PhD
4. Implementing CVI Strategies into AAC Instruction: Part I: A Case Study. Gabriela Berlanga 
5. Part II: A Panel Discussion with. Gabriela Berlanga, Diego, Gaby Mangino, Diego’s Mother  
6. The Significance of Self-Initiated Mobility Experiences for Children with CVI, Complex Communication and Physical Impairments. Christine Wright-Ott, MS-L 
7. Self-Determination & CVI: A Guiding Principle to Integrating Vision, Language, Learning, and Communication: Part 1. Tike DeMarco, MS & Chris Toomey, MS 
8. Part II: Self-Determination & CVI: Tike DeMarco, MS & Chris Toomey, MS

The Bridge School University Module – July 2022 

Primary Audiences: University faculty/instructors – multiple disciplines; students; practitioners; interested others 

https://cvi.bridgeschool.org/university-module/

Conducted by The Bridge School Research Program with partial funding from Ability Central Philanthropy 

Purpose: Increase awareness of the unmet needs of children with complex needs who have cortical visual impairment or CVI. Materials are designed to:  

• support instructors from multiple disciplines to embed information about CVI into their existing coursework/trainings; 
• advocate for interprofessional educational content in courses at a preservice and in-service level to better serve the needs of children with complex needs 
• engage students from multiple disciplines through stories to increase their awareness of and information about children with CVI. 

The Bridge School Website

Primary Audiences: All professionals, interested individuals, programs, institutions, organizations  

https://cvi.bridgeschool.org

Supported in part by The Bridge School Research Program with partial funding from Ability Central Philanthropy

Purpose: Providing an area on TBS website for individuals/programs with interests in improving outcomes for children with complex needs who use AAC have CVI. Includes information about CVI at TBS, Programs and Events, CVI Services provided by TBS, Mobility and CVI and Research and other resources