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The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision

Introduction to Blindness and Low Vision is a Course

Introduction to Blindness and Low Vision

Started Jan 27, 2020
1 credit

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Full course description

This course provides introductory information for professionals who will be working with those who are blind or visually impaired. It was created for professionals who are just entering the field.

This course is available for CRC, ACVREP, and NBPCB credit.

Course Objectives:

  1. Learn the definitions of blindness and low vision
  2. Understand the stereotypes of blindness
  3. Understand the socioeconomic impact of blindness
  4. Understand barriers to social acceptance

The following are supported screen reader and browser combinations for this course: Macintosh: VoiceOver (latest version for Safari) PC: JAWS and NVDA (latest version for Firefox) Internet Explorer is not supported. The course shows a start date, but that is simply the date the course was made available to the public. They are self-paced. So, there is not an end date. You can enroll at any time. This course was developed by the National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University. We are the only national center funded to conduct research related to employment for people with blindness or low vision, and training and technical assistance for the federal Older Individuals who are Blind program. As a national center of excellence, we offer resources on a variety of topics for service providers, businesses, and persons with vision loss on our websites:

NRTC logo and Mississippi State logo 

NTAC Website 

OIB-TAC Website

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