Dr. Vassilios Argyropoulos is associate Professor at the Department of Special Education, at the University of Thessaly (Greece) in the area of the visual impairment since 2003. He has acted as a coordinator/principal investigator in many national and Erasmus+ projects and has participated as a research fellow in Horizon projects in the areas of special education. For the time being he runs an Erasmus+ project (2017-2020) as a Principal investigator regarding multiple disabilities and visual impairment (title: “Promoting Effective Communication for Individuals with a Vision Impairment and Multiple Disabilities”, Project No: 2017‐1‐EL01‐KA201‐036289). He serves the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairments (ICEVI) as the contact person in Balkan Countries. He holds BSc in Mathematics and a PhD in Education from the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). He is also member of the Committee of the Disability Centre at the University of Thessaly, which supports students who have disabilities and special educational needs during their studies. Previously, he had taught in the Center of Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind in Athens for ten consecutive years as a math teacher. He has more than 80 publications and his research areas include haptic apprehension, braille literacy skills and issues of accessibility in formal and non-formal educational settings. His work has more than 250 citations. He is reviewer in more than 10 international peer-reviewed journals and has been invited at many national and international conferences as a keynote speaker (USA, UK, Ireland, Greece).
Upcoming Events
2019: Auslan 1 - An Introduction
- February 11, 2019 - February 13, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this three day workshop participants will engage in interactive and fun activities to learn how to communicate using Auslan.
- February 11, 2019 - February 13, 2019
The first five years: Inclusive practices for young children with vision impairment
- March 4, 2019 - March 5, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This two-day workshop provides professionals and parents with knowledge and practice in including children with vision impairment in early childhood settings. Topics will include early braille literacy and numeracy and resources production, technology options, orientation and mobility techniques, and strategies to promote inclusion in the day-to-day interactions, experiences, activities and routines that occur in home and early childhood settings
- March 4, 2019 - March 5, 2019
2019 Teacher Aide: Supporting students who are blind or have low vision in your class
- March 8, 2019 - May 10, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The course is intended to provide participants with the skills and competencies required to assist them in supporting students who are blind or have low vision in their school.
- March 8, 2019 - May 10, 2019
2019: Auslan 2
- March 25, 2019 - March 27, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This interactive course provides participants with an opportunity to build on the foundations that they learnt in Auslan 1.
- March 25, 2019 - March 27, 2019
Auslan Assessment
- March 27, 2019
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This assessment is offered to those participants that have completed the Auslan 1 and 2 course. The assessment is a practical and takes about one hour to complete with an external assessor.
- March 27, 2019