Upcoming CVI Center events

CVI Educator Hub events

CVI Educator Coffee and Connect

January 23, 2025 at 2 pm EST (1 hour) and February 26, 2025 at 8 am EST (1 hour)

A discussion session for you to connect with others and learn about the tools and resources coming your way from the CVI Center. Our January event will feature the Perkins Academy team to answer all questions relating to the CVI Certificate. These sessions will be recorded.

Exploring New CVI Research!

February 20, 2025 at 2 pm EST (1 hour)

It’s an exciting time in the field of CVI! There is a lot of new research being published. Join us for a discussion of some of the new research, including the NIH working definition of CVI. This event will be recorded for those who cannot attend live.

CVI Now events

Real talk about disability parenting with Amanda Griffith-Atkins

January 29, 2025 at 4 pm EST (1 hour)

CVI Now welcomes back Amanda Griffith-Atkins, a licensed marriage and family therapist whose clinical background, combined with her own experience as the mother of a disabled child, has given her a unique and refreshing perspective on parenting. Many of you may follow her incredible Instagram account (@amanda.griffith.atkins) that is full-on truth about all that we experience as parents raising kids with disabilities. Amanda is currently writing her forthcoming book, published by Workman Publishing, set to release in May of 2025. This will be in Q&A format, so submit your questions below.

Building Expertise with The Perkins CVI Protocol℠: An interactive workshop (In-Person)

February 8, 2025 at 9 am – 3 pm EST

As part of The CVI Center team’s training delivery program to support educators in using The Perkins CVI Protocol℠, we are excited to announce in-person workshops with The CVI Center Senior Director, Ilse Willems (TVI). Attendees will have the unique opportunity to practice conducting a CVI assessment using The Perkins CVI Protocol℠ together with Ilse Willems using videos of a student with CVI. See details below about the first 1-day workshop offerings in New York in February, 2025.

Q&A with Dr. Arvind Chandra

March 6, 2025 at 10:00 am EST (1 hour)

Join our Q&A discussion with Dr. Arvind Chandna, a pediatric ophthalmologist and researcher in the field of CVI, as we discuss his CVI research of the diverse manifestations of CVI, clinical practice and assessment tools, and how his work is guided by collaborating with and listening to families, children, and individuals with CVI. The conversation will be informed by your pre-submitted questions that you can add when you register.

CVI for the TVI Webinars

The Perkins CVI Interventions Library

January 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm EDT (1 hour)

Research shows there is no one-size-fits-all approach for cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI) and the importance of a holistic, student-centered approach to teaching and learning. As such, The CVI Center at Perkins created The Perkins CVI Interventions Library: a virtual guide for selecting and implementing intervention strategies for students with CVI, intended to be used by anyone supporting students with CVI in the educational or home setting/community (TVIs, educators, RSPs, parents/caregivers, etc). The Library is a collaborative online space, where visitors are encouraged to browse the collection of interventions and submit their own ideas. Each intervention provides background information and requirements to help determine if it could be appropriate for your student, as well as specific examples for implementation and tips for determining success of the intervention or when it might be time to try something different. If available, each intervention post also includes further resources, and links to relevant research.

Join us to learn more about how we created The Library, how you can utilize it with your students, and how you can submit your own intervention(s) for publication.

CVI and AAC

March 26, 2025 pm at 11:30 am EDT (1 hour)

This one hour webinar will review the purpose and function of AAC, and highlight specific considerations when designing and implementing accessible communication systems for individuals with CVI. It will review a diverse array of case studies (different ages, learning profiles, and sensory needs), and highlight essential steps in the collaborative decision making process that supports the students’ right to access their voices all day long.