A reminder: If you have comments regarding the proposed standards
(attached) for low vision university programs from the AER University
Review Committee, please send them to wienerw@gmail.com. The URC would like
any remaining comments by November 15, 2017.

I am writing to you as Chair of the University Review Committee of AER and
also as one of the Committee Members of the AER National Accreditation
Council.  AER has administered a university review and approval process for
the areas of TVI, O&M, and VRT for many years.  Now that more universities
are offering Low Vision as a degree or a certificate, we are moving to
review those programs as well.  The University Review Committee has written
a set of standards that we hope to use for review of low vision university
programs.  We would like to gain the input from the AER Low Vision Division
to help us finalize the standards.

As you may know, AER will be subsuming the accreditation process formerly
administered by the National Accreditation Council.  Therefore the review
of the Low Vision Standards will come under the auspices of this new
Council of AER once  they are approved.

Please share these proposed standards with the Low Vision Division and
invite comments from your members.  These comments should be sent to:
wienerw@gmail.com

Thank you for your help on this important matter.

Bill

--

In Truth and Service,

William Wiener, Ph.D.

Brenda Brodie Endowed Chair
Room 2105, H.M. Michaux, jr. Building
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
School of Education
North Carolina Central University
Telephone: (919) 530-7175

--
Kelly E. Lusk, Ph.D.
drkellylusk@gmail.com
615-305-7835

Please make sure you have drkellylusk@gmail.com for my email address as
kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edu will NO LONGER WORK after October 31,
2017. Thank you!

Hi Kelly,

Here are my comments.  Sorry I missed your earlier email.  This has been happing more and more lately.  I feel that the accreditation standards should include not only “provision of education” but also accommodation for the prior education of other professionals such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, social workers, educators and other vision rehabilitation professionals.

From: AER-div07 [mailto:aer-div07-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Lusk
Sent: Friday, November 3, 2017 7:22 AM
To: aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: [Aer-div07] Fwd: Low Vision University Standards

A reminder: If you have comments regarding the proposed standards (attached) for low vision university programs from the AER University Review Committee, please send them to wienerw@gmail.com. The URC would like any remaining comments by November 15, 2017.

I am writing to you as Chair of the University Review Committee of AER and also as one of the Committee Members of the AER National Accreditation Council.  AER has administered a university review and approval process for the areas of TVI, O&M, and VRT for many years.  Now that more universities are offering Low Vision as a degree or a certificate, we are moving to review those programs as well.  The University Review Committee has written a set of standards that we hope to use for review of low vision university programs.  We would like to gain the input from the AER Low Vision Division to help us finalize the standards.

As you may know, AER will be subsuming the accreditation process formerly administered by the National Accreditation Council.  Therefore the review of the Low Vision Standards will come under the auspices of this new Council of AER once  they are approved.

Please share these proposed standards with the Low Vision Division and invite comments from your members.  These comments should be sent to:  wienerw@gmail.com

Thank you for your help on this important matter.

Bill

--

In Truth and Service,

William Wiener, Ph.D.

Brenda Brodie Endowed Chair
Room 2105, H.M. Michaux, jr. Building
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
School of Education
North Carolina Central University
Telephone: (919) 530-7175 tel:(919)%20530-7175

--

Kelly E. Lusk, Ph.D.

drkellylusk@gmail.com

615-305-7835

Please make sure you have drkellylusk@gmail.com for my email address as kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edu will NO LONGER WORK after October 31, 2017. Thank you!

Kelly

Thank you for forwarding this proposed document for review.  Below are my comments to be considered for change/inclusion as follows:

• Under I - Knowledge of Visual System

  Should include "Normal Vision Development" and "Abnormal Vision Development" - should include for all ages (include kids)

  It is possible that the above could be incorporated into Section II - Knowledge of the Impact of Disease, Trauma, and Aging on the Visual System" - need to make sure that kids vision development and common conditions found in that population is included as well - whether it is in Section I or II - no real difference as long as it is in there.

• Under VII - d - The basis for referral to other vision rehab professionals - I see NO mention of OPTOMETRY - which is  he #1 provider of professional eye care services.  Please add.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments on the above recommendations/comments for inclusion.  I assume that an additional circulation of this document with the revisions will occur as well.

MLM

Marla L. Moon, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Director - Vision Rehabilitation Center

Nittany Eye Associates

428 Windmere Drive

State College, PA  16801

814-234-2015

From: AER-div07 aer-div07-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org on behalf of Steve Whittaker stephengwhittaker@verizon.net
Sent: Monday, November 6, 2017 9:46:04 PM
To: kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edu; aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: Re: [Aer-div07] Fwd: Low Vision University Standards

Hi Kelly,

Here are my comments.  Sorry I missed your earlier email.  This has been happing more and more lately.  I feel that the accreditation standards should include not only “provision of education” but also accommodation for the prior education of other professionals such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, social workers, educators and other vision rehabilitation professionals.

From: AER-div07 [mailto:aer-div07-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Lusk
Sent: Friday, November 3, 2017 7:22 AM
To: aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: [Aer-div07] Fwd: Low Vision University Standards

A reminder: If you have comments regarding the proposed standards (attached) for low vision university programs from the AER University Review Committee, please send them to wienerw@gmail.commailto:wienerw@gmail.com. The URC would like any remaining comments by November 15, 2017.

I am writing to you as Chair of the University Review Committee of AER and also as one of the Committee Members of the AER National Accreditation Council.  AER has administered a university review and approval process for the areas of TVI, O&M, and VRT for many years.  Now that more universities are offering Low Vision as a degree or a certificate, we are moving to review those programs as well.  The University Review Committee has written a set of standards that we hope to use for review of low vision university programs.  We would like to gain the input from the AER Low Vision Division to help us finalize the standards.

As you may know, AER will be subsuming the accreditation process formerly administered by the National Accreditation Council.  Therefore the review of the Low Vision Standards will come under the auspices of this new Council of AER once  they are approved.

Please share these proposed standards with the Low Vision Division and invite comments from your members.  These comments should be sent to:  wienerw@gmail.commailto:wienerw@gmail.com

Thank you for your help on this important matter.

Bill

--

In Truth and Service,

William Wiener, Ph.D.

Brenda Brodie Endowed Chair
Room 2105, H.M. Michaux, jr. Building
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
School of Education
North Carolina Central University
Telephone: (919) 530-7175tel:(919)%20530-7175

--

Kelly E. Lusk, Ph.D.

drkellylusk@gmail.commailto:drkellylusk@gmail.com

615-305-7835

Please make sure you have drkellylusk@gmail.commailto:drkellylusk@gmail.com for my email address as kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edumailto:kelly.lusk@alumni.vanderbilt.edu will NO LONGER WORK after October 31, 2017. Thank you!