College of Education

Speaker Information:

Mindy Ely, MSEd, Doctoral Candidate

Presented by Mindy Ely, MS Ed, this webinar discusses the most common visual impairment in young children, Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), which causes children to struggle with using visual information in a meaningful way. Therapists from all disciplines are invited to join this webinar to learn strategies to promote visual attention while accomplishing developmental tasks within daily routines.

Discussion Includes:

• The impact of CVI on a child's perception of visual information
• Adapting the environment to support visual needs in young children with CVI
• Exploring ways to help families identify a child's need for visual supports, including problem-solving solutions that support those needs in everyday activities

Early Intervention Credential Credit offered:

• 0.5 Contact Hour in Atypical Child Development AND
• 1 Contact Hour in Intervention

Event sponsored by the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois.

Cost:

$10

Sponsor:

Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois

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