TAPVI - Texas Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairment

TAPVI - Texas Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairment TAPVI is a non-profit group of Texas parents & professionals committed to supporting families of children with VI.

Our mission is to Connect, Inspire and Empower Families Affected by Visual Impairment through parent connections, support and activities.

Today!
01/05/2022

Today!

01/05/2022

Celebrate World Braille Day!

Braille Fun Facts:
Louis Braille the inventor of braille was born in France in 1809,

His first book about braille was published in 1829.

Braille takes up more space than the traditional alphabet, so braille books are larger than their print counterparts.

Some fast braille readers can whip through a book at a speed of 400 words per minute!

01/05/2022

Carlton Anne Cook Walker shares the benefits of dual media for low-vision readers: Having more literacy tools is better. You’re not going to use them all at once, but sighted students have a whole classroom of resources for learning, and if we’re only giving students who are visually impaired la...

Please join TSBVI in celebrating the life of Joe Paschall, former TAPVI President. Memorial Celebration When: Wednesday,...
01/03/2022

Please join TSBVI in celebrating the life of Joe Paschall, former TAPVI President.

Memorial Celebration
When: Wednesday, January 5th
Time: 3:45pm
Location: TSBVI, Sudarshan Pavilion, 1100 West 45th St.

Live Stream Option:
https://www.tsbvi.edu/live

Masks and social distancing are encouraged for this gathering.

12/23/2021

We are happy to announce the launch of our monthly virtual Career Conversations series! Doctors, lawyers, teachers, Musicians, Scientists, and many other blind and low vision professionals will step onto the CareerConnect stage beginning this January. For our inaugural event we'll be joined by Lucy Greco, Accessibility Evangelist with the University of Berkley, California. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3yvKa5W

12/23/2021

Our next virtual support group for parents and families is Wednesday, January 5! These monthly sessions are for families to connect and learn from each other about the joys, challenges, and adventures of raising children who are blind and visually impaired. Register here: https://bit.ly/3zapMak

Hosted in partnership with The Chicago Lighthouse.

12/14/2021

Summer Programs coming soon! Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Coming Soon! Summer Programs 2022  Application opens January 5 Application closes February 14 Greetings to Teachers of S

Check out this holiday event!❄️Thank you to Erica Cairns and Yolanda Shaw for sharing this info......Students who are bl...
12/05/2021

Check out this holiday event!❄️
Thank you to Erica Cairns and Yolanda Shaw for sharing this info......

Students who are blind or visually impaired, along with their families
and friends, are invited to a FREE live performance of Penfold
Theatre’s Radio Broadcast of A Miracle on 34th
Street.
Since the performance is treated as a radio broadcast it is both a fun
and accessible event!

Families can register for up to 6 tickets (link is also embedded in
the attached fliers).
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMItdBjfSlUsl4g8HBv_geANEkzLumYH6szJxmar1svayjKA/viewform?usp=sf_link

The performance will be held at:

Old Settler Association of Williamson County
330 E Palm Valley Blvd
Round Rock, TX 78665
(across from Dell Diamond)

Questions, or requests for additional tickets, can be sent my way.

Cheers,
Erica

Erica Cairns, M.A. (she,her)
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Education Specialist, Visual Impairment

[email protected]
512-919-5354

12/03/2021

**Texas Focus 2022: A Well-Planned Journey to Implementation. What's After Evaluation?**
February 10 - 12, 2022
Virtual Conference Hosted via Zoom

(Not just for Texans!)

Join us for Texas Focus 2022 as we explore tools and strategies to empower all children with visual impairments. As noted in this year's title, sessions will largely focus on evaluation and implementation. As always, the end goal of this conference is to provide children with greater voice, meaningful options, and increased participation in their lives!

NOTE: Thursday's preconference sessions are optional to attend, and Friday's and Saturday's sessions are all required. All sessions are general sessions this year. There are no breakouts. From start to finish, a total of 11.75 hours of SBEC and ACVREP credit are available.

This year's presenters will include:

Tanni Anthony, Ph.D., Colorado Department of Education.
Kate Borg, Director, TSBVI Outreach
Stacey Chambers, M.Ed. CTSVI, The E.C.C. & Me, LLC
Chrissy Cowan, Mentor Coordinator, TSBVI Mentor Program
Cyral Miller, Consultant, TSBVI Outreach
Christopher Russell, Project Coordinator NY Deaf-Blind Collaborative
Debra Sewell, Curriculum Director, TSBVI Publications & Curriculum
Millie Smith, Teacher & Trainer
Adam Wilton, Ph.D., Outreach Coordinator PRCVI

Register here: https://txtsbvi.escworks.net/catalog/conference.aspx?conference_id=40384

Registration Fees:
• Professionals & Family Members - $50.00
• Paraprofessionals & University Students - $35.00

[PD: Image of the Texas flag superimposed over the state of Texas with the text "Texas Focus" in blue]

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Houston, TX

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+18326877694

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