We are doing a final recruitment push for our "What's Your Why for Becoming a TVI?" Survey, which will be closing on Sunday, May 15. Please consider sharing the announcement below with your regional and alumni networks who may be eligible. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dear Colleagues, We want to know What's Your Why for becoming a TVI! Please consider taking 10-20 minutes to complete our survey so we can learn more about why individuals decide to become TVIs (teachers of students with visual impairments). At the end of the survey participants can enter a raffle to be randomly selected for a $25 gift card to Amazon or Target. Who Should Participate? * Anyone who graduated from a United States university-based training program for teachers of students with visual impairments (TVI) between 2000 and 2021. * Participants may or may not currently be a TVI, you do not need to have active licensure or be currently employed as a TVI to participate. You can access the survey here https://redcap.link/WhyTVI Deadline for survey response: Sunday, May 15, 2022 Please consider forwarding this survey opportunity with colleagues in the field. The survey is open to anyone who graduated from a university-based training program in the United States between 2000-2021. We are seeking a diverse representation of individuals who decided to become a TVI. Thank you in advance for your time, Rachel Schles P.S. Please disregard this email if you have already completed the survey--and thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us! [Vanderbilt]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanderbilt.edu%2F&data=04%7C01%7Crachel.schles%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7C83e0d395edbd4691262408d882ac04e2%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637403022611534401%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=FsCbzT1C6rqNynedOY7NIuwP2qmjmqlqoGHBbUTGbZE%3D&reserved=0> Rachel Anne Schles, PhD, TVI Assistant Professor of the Practice Low Incidence - Visual Disabilities Special Education Peabody College | Vanderbilt University 615-343-8749 | rachel.schles@Vanderbilt.Edu<mailto:rachel.schles@Vanderbilt.Edu> Pronouns: she/her/hers Phonetically: shLESS I have no expectations that you will respond to this email outside of typical business hours. Please take good care of yourself.