Time to Enroll for Fall Semester Utah State U-Hadley Courses!
Fall semester at Utah State U- Hadley begins on August 30th, so sign up now! Added to the USU-Hadley program is a new course offering, Introduction to Multiple Disabilities, as well as a non-credit option. Students can now take any course offered through the program at a substantially reduced cost on a non-credit basis, as long as they do not intend to request credit at a later time.
The Hadley School for the Blind and Utah State University (USU) partnered in 2008 to meet the growing demand for an affordable certificate and degree program for professionals offered through distance education. Courses are offered as part of USU’s SKI-HI Institute, a unit of the College of Education’s Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. This training better enables USU-Hadley students to work with children who are blind or visually impaired often with multiple disabilities.
Students in this unique program are able to earn either a Certificate in Blindness at the undergraduate level or a USU Associate’s degree in General Studies with a Focus in Blindness, preparing them to work in a classroom with school-age children who are blind or visually impaired. Courses include Introduction to Blindness and Visual Impairment, The Human Eye and Visual System, Introduction to Braille, The Role of Paraeducators with Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Introduction to Low Vision and Introduction to Multiple Disabilities. The program is available to teachers, teacher assistants, paraprofessionals and parents at in-state tuition rate or a reduced rate for non- credit students.
To learn more or register, please visit http://www.skihi.org/HADLEYUSU-HOME.html.
To learn about courses for credit, please contact Linda Alsop at linda.alsop@usu.edu or (435) 797-5598.
To learn about the non-credit option, please contact Fran Payne at fran.payne@usu.edu or (435) 797-5591.
There is a nationwide shortage of teachers of students with visual impairment and certified orientation and mobility specialists (COMs). The following universities offer on-site training and/or distance education programs in these areas.
Portland State University (on site and online training)
University of British Columbia
Contact: Dr. Cay Holbrook at cay.Holbrook@ubc.ca
University of Northern Colorado
For more information about college and university programs in visual impairment/blindness, check Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Teacher training programs to prepare you to work with children and youths who are deaf and hard of hearing
University of Northern Colorado
New! Teacher Training Program in Deaf-blindness at San Francisco State with Stipends for Students Beginning September 2007
San Francisco State University and California Deaf-Blind Services (CDBS) Announce a Teacher Training Program with an Endorsement in the Education of Students who are Deaf-Blind
SFSU has been awarded a four-year personnel preparation grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. This new program will prepare teachers to meet the needs of students who are deaf-blind and will develop the next generation of leaders in the field of deaf-blindness.
The endorsement program in the education of students with deaf-blindness will include—in addition to completing all the coursework and fieldwork requirements for the Moderate/Server Disabilities Credential Program—the following opportunities:
Students will be eligible to receive substantial stipends of approximately $15,000.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Pam Hunt, Professor and Coordinator of the Moderate/Severe Disabilities Area Program
Department of Special Education
San Francisco State University
hunt@sfsu.edu
DB-LINK maintains information on training programs through colleges and universities in Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, and other states to prepare you to work with children and young people with dual sensory disabilities.