Please also consider letting your libraries have copies of the 5 university
flyers where one can become a VRT!! Here is Hunter's! The Deadline for
Application has been extended to April 15! It is NOT too late!!
The Hunter program has a 40 credit RT Master's - requires one 2-week summer
on-campus lab; dorm housing available. The rest is taught via synchronous
audio/video online.
Hunter also offers a Combined Master's Degree in RT and O&M (54 credits) - this
program has 2 summers of labs - 2 weeks each summer. Dorm housing is available.
Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage:
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions ;
Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks ;
Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhJaBgAoe3k&t=6s ;
Contact me off list for more information.
Best,
Grace
Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D.
Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs
Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments
Department of Special Education 1140W
Hunter College of The City University of New York
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
212-772-4741
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From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of steve kelley
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 8:38 AM
To: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] VRT Awareness Week PR
Greetings all!
I'm not certain what people are doing for VRT Week this year coming the week of
April 9-15, but I've put together a press release you can steal that appears
below, Copy and paste however you want, make edits, delete my name, make it
yours. I've also put some resources up at www.vrtweek.com. Feel free to point
to share this url withothers, forward a resource to add to it. You will find a
copy of the press release as a word document in LP that you can download, as
well.
One final thought, VRT Awareness falls the same week as National Library
Awareness Week. VRTs are the professionals that return the library to visually
impaired patrons. I think it would be great if we each made a point of visiting
with our local libraries during VRT Week to share with them what we do and how
it relates to library services and access to print.
Here's a suggested press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Steven Kelley CRC, CVRT
207-774-6273 ext.3327
skelley@xxxxxxxxxxx
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) Awareness Week April 9-15, 2017
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) Awareness Week will be observed this year
April 9-15, 2017 the week of Anne Sullivan’s birthday, on April 14th. Anne
Sullivan was an early vision rehabilitation pioneer who worked closely with
Helen Keller, to develop the skills she later used as an international advocate
for those with vision and hearing loss.
Vision Rehab Therapists are often the professionals teaching the skills needed
to read again following a vision loss, so it is a fitting coincidence that VRT
Awareness Week and National Library Week share the same dates this year! A
professional VRT may work with clients using large print, optical hand
magnifiers, electronic magnifiers, lighting, digital text on a computer or
smart device, screen reading technology, and braille to read again. In
addition, it is very often the local VRT who works with clients using the free
Talking Books Program provided by the National Library Service.
The profession of Vision Rehabilitation Therapy most often requires a Master’s
level education, and additional certification (CVRT) to meet professional
standards.
For well over a century VRTs have provided the primary rehabilitation skills
training to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. In addition to
reading skills, VRTs work with clients on a variety of adaptive daily living
skills including: using low vision devices, reading, assistive technology (AT)
in the home or workplace, leisure activities, and much more.
Clients are often adults with an acquired vision loss from diseases such as
macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes, or from an accident. Consumers may
refer themselves through local state or nonprofit agencies. Often there is no
out-of-pocket cost for VRT services. Use the American Foundation for the Blind
(AFB) directory at www.afb.org/directory.aspx to find a local Vision Rehab
Therapist near you!
Steven Kelley CRC, CVRT
www.lowvisiontech.com on the computer
www.alewivepondfarm.com on the farm
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