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In this module, you followed along with Ms. Milton as she learned
how to include two students with visual impairments, Evan and Emily,

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in her general education classroom. Ms. Milton learned that the TVI,
O&M specialist, student, parents, and the IEP are valuable resources

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for collecting information about the needs of a student with a
visual disability. She also learned about different types of visual

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impairmentsâ including impaired acuity and impaired visual fields.
Ms. Milton discovered that the students needed not only to learn the

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standard curriculum but some additional skills that comprise the
expanded core curriculum. When changing her instructional materials

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to more effectively teach Evan and Emily, she not only considered
visual accommodations but she also considered including tactile and

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auditory materials to appeal to the other senses. Ms. Milton also
realized the importance of making changes to instructional

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presentations, classroom demonstrations, and audio-visual
presentations to ensure students with vision impairments are able to

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learn alongside their sighted peers. She also discovered the
importance of preparing for trips outside of the classroom. Finally,

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Ms. Milton learned tips on effective communication and how to
facilitate the social integration of students with visual

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disabilities in a general education classroom. After learning about
Evan's and Emily's visual disabilities and how to make changes to

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accommodate them, Ms. Milton now feels that she has the practical
knowledge needed to successfully include them in her classroom.