Webinar: 2021-12-14: Supporting School-Based Access with Visual Impairments
Webinar: 2021-12-14: Supporting School-Based Access with Visual Impairments
Supporting School-Based Access with Visual Impairments: OT Interventions, Adaptations, and Best Practices presented by Molly Rae Bennett, MS, OTR/L, Julie Wolfman, OTD, OTR/L, and Anna C. Perlmutter, MS, OTR/L
December 14, 2021 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Webinar description
Working with children who have visual impairments (VI) requires creativity and problem-solving around the simplest of daily tasks. This presentation will provide OT practitioners with general information about the implications of VI among school-aged children and the unique role OTs play in helping these students succeed in school. Content will include vision-based accommodations, and ways to incorporate these strategies when working with students with VI in any school-based setting.
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to
1. Understand barriers to participation in education and school-based occupational therapy intervention for students with various visual impairments (cortical/cerebral and ocular).
2. Articulate how visual impairments impact the therapeutic process of evaluation and intervention, and how to apply learned intervention strategies in practice.
About the presenter
Molly Rae Bennett, MS, OTR/L is an OT in the Lower School Program at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Molly received her MS from Tufts University, and has worked for six years in pediatrics. She especially enjoys working with children to support their sensory processing needs, and volunteers with adaptive sports programming in her spare time.
Julie Wolfman, OTD, OTR/L is an OT in the Secondary Program at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Julie received her OTD from MGH Institute of Health Professions with a research focus in low vision, and has spent her career thus far working with pediatrics and transition-aged youth.
Anna C. Perlmutter, MS, OTR/L is an outpatient OT in the Washington University in St. Louis Occupational Therapy Community Practice. Anna received her MS in OT at Tufts University. Prior to her current position, she worked in the Early Learning Center and Lower School Programs at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA for four years; specifically with children with complex needs and diagnoses, including vision impairment.
