Hi everyone! I’m posting this for Dr. Amy Parker – enjoy! ----------------------(fwd)----------------- Dear colleagues, We are pleased to host a webinar on April 29th at 4 PM PST with Greg Kehret from the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and our own Steve Lowry, from the Washington State School for the Blind and PSU's O&M program. Please note we are charging a modest fee for the webinar to help support the accessibility costs for captioning and ASL interpretation ($20 dollars for AER or DVIDB members). Thanks to Greg and Steve for their generosity in sharing their expertise. Thanks to PNWAER for their partnership on ACVREP credits and to Pam Parker for the Washington clock hours. https://www.pdx.edu/sped/event/tmaps We are actively field-testing an online module on ethical distance consultation in O&M which was developed by a team of collaborators before COVID-19 hit. We developed it because of the specific geographic challenges in the Pacific Northwest and the critical shortage of O&M Specialists that we face. Please feel free to check it out and we welcome your feedback on a survey. My colleague, Dr. Holly Lawson is also working with our masters students to explore distance consultation from a culturally responsive perspective. There are opportunities to join a focus group on cultural considerations around distance consultation. If you would like to participate, email Holly at hlawson@pdx.edu https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/om-distance-consultation/home Thank you for all that you are doing to support your students, clients and families. Amy Amy T. Parker, EdD & COMS Assistant Professor Coordinator, Orientation and Mobility Program College of Education, Portland State University 1900 SW 4th Avenue Portland, OR 97201 PSU's Orientation and Mobility Program O&M Podcast: On the Go Amy T. Parker in PDX Scholar 503-725-4695 tel pronouns: she/her/hers PSU Celebrates White Cane Safety Day! Check back soon for accessible recordings from our virtual interdisciplinary summit! Mobility Matters- March 18th, 2020 Did you know that we are exploring the viability of distance consultation to serve rural and remote areas? Check out our module resources and share your feedback! Maximizing O&M Services Through Distance Consultation