Dr. Paula Pittman has been the director of SKI-HI Outreach at the SKI-HI Institute at Utah State University for 14 years and the director of the Deaf Mentor Outreach Project for 21 years. She has been a National Trainer for the SKI-HI and Deaf Mentor Outreach Projects for over 20 years. She was a creator […]
Karen Wolffe manages a private practice as a career counselor and consultant in Austin, Texas. Dr. Wolffe worked with the American Foundation for the Blind as Director of Professional Development and CareerConnect from 2000 to 2010. Prior to that, she was a faculty member in the Department of Special Education at the University of Texas […]
I am the president and founder of Independence Science: a small assistive technology and accessibility consulting firm based out of the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Indiana. My mission is to alter the societal paradigm of STEM education for students with disabilities by promoting hands-on science learning for all learners. We currently collaborate with […]
Dr Gilley brings over 15 years of professional research experience in the speech, language, and hearing sciences. Dr Gilley received a BS in Deaf Education from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999, a MS in Audiology from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2002, and a PhD in Behavioral and Brain Sciences […]
Physiotherapist graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) in 2008. Annie has expertise working in disability and early intervention and has a special interest in helping children learn how to ride bikes and participate in sports. She has worked extensively with children with hearing impairments and additional needs as […]
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Speech Pathology. Carla graduated from the University of Sydney, Cumberland Campus in 2006. She has extensive paediatric experience, helping children with a range of speech, language, literacy, and social communication impairments. Carla currently provides intervention to children with hearing impairment, including those with additional […]
Speech Pathologist /Audiologist graduated from University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1984. She began working in Sydney Australia in 1989. Terry has extensive paediatric experience related to hearing impairment including those with additional needs. Terry attended workshops and conferences for training in Auditory Verbal Therapy, DIR- Floor-time, SOS feeding, AAC and PROMT therapy. Terry […]
Speech Pathologist graduated from Glasgow University, Scotland. Caren has extensive paediatric experience in the UK and Australia related to her work with families of indigenous children and children with hearing impairment including those with additional needs. Caren has additional training in Auditory Verbal Therapy, DIR-Floor-time, SOS Feeding, AAC, Attachment Theory, and Play Development. Caren has […]
Dr. Amy Szarkowski is a psychologist who specializes in working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Dr. Szarkowski serves as the Clinical Director for the Children’s Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf (CCCBSD). At Gallaudet University, she teaches in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and […]
Phia Damsma is Co-President of South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI); Chair of the Conference Program Committee for the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities; and Member of the South East Queensland Disability Advisory Council for the Queensland Minister of Disability Services. She is Creative Director of Sonokids Australia. […]
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students who are blind or have low vision.
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
This course is intended to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to assist in supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the learning environment.
This course is intended to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to assist in supporting learners who are Blind or have Low Vision in the classroom environment.
This training will introduce and examine the Developmental, Individual difference, Relationship-based (DIR) model, which is an established and recognized framework to understand a child’s development that was developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan.