Awe and Wonder Podcast AAC &AT S5 E2 Vision: Amanda Soper

Amanda Soper is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and Teacher of the Vison Impaired (TVI) in Washington D.C. In this podcast she discusses cerebral vision impairment and characteristics or visual behaviors you might notice in children. Amanda also explains how she uses semantic compaction language systems like Unity to support students with low vision.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

AACreATively Communicating https://www.aacreativelycommunicating.com/about

Vision and the Brain: Understanding Cerebral Vision Impairment in Children https://www.aph.org/product/vision-and-the-brain-understanding-cerebral-visual-impairment-in-children/

CVI Profile https://www.pattan.net/assets/PaTTAN/5a/5a5e836e-3369-4b95-9210-7e440b9fa8a9.pdf

CVI Range https://cviresources.com/cvi-range-assessment/

Unity language system https://www.prentrom.com/prc_advantage/unity-language-system

Conferences: ATIA https://www.atia.org/conference/ Closing the Gap https://www.closingthegap.com/conference/ CEC https://cecconvention.org/