AER eLearning - Live Events
AER is always adding new live webinars for the community to enjoy and learn from together. Be sure to check back regularly to see what new dates have been added! Every webinar on this site is approved for ACVREP credits and will provide a certificate upon completion.
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Upcoming Live Events
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Outdoor Sensory Efficiency Development with a Sprinkling of Technology
This session will introduce lessons for developing sensory efficiency skills in the outdoor environment using nature, and accessibility adaptations for various...
Tue 1:30 PM EDT
Outdoor Recreation Experiences of Youth with Visual Impairments
Outdoor recreation has many benefits for youth. Benefits may be more profound in youth with visual impairments as the involvement in outdoor recreation activities...
Tue 3:00 PM EDT
What are you Going to Do on Rainy, Snowy, or Excessive Heat Days?
Camp conjures up thoughts of all things outdoors except when the weather has another idea. What do you do when the weather changes outdoor O&M lesson plans? One idea...
Tue 4:30 PM EDT
Engaging Students with Multiple Disabilities in Physical Activity
This session includes different teaching methods and adaptations to use when working with students who have a visual impairment and additional impairments in a...
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Providing FAPE in a Virtual World
This session will explore all legal requirements for conducting IEPs and how to accomplish on a virtual platform. Virtual platforms provide IEP teams with numerous...
Wed 1:30 PM EDT
Career Resources from the NRTC
The mission of the National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision is to enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Digital Accessibility Basics Part Two: Using Microsoft PowerPoint
Come join us to learn the essentials for creating accessible documents using Microsoft PowerPoint, which can then be converted into other formats, such as .PDF files....
Wed 4:30 PM EDT
Virtual Service Delivery in a Global Pandemic: National Data and Local Expertise
This session will review the experience of teachers of students with visual impairments, O&M specialists, family members, and students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic...
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Career Exploration and Job Readiness
This presentation will provide a foundation and road map to help teachers, parents and vision professionals support students and young adults through the career...
Thu 1:30 PM EDT
Exploring the Link Between Safe Independent Exploration and Learning in Toddlers and Preschool Learners with Congenital Visual Impairments and Blindness
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Why, When and How to Disclose a Visual Disability
Many people with visual impairments have difficulty talking about it, especially when dealing with a potential employer, but also in everyday conversation and with...
Thu 4:30 PM EDT
Opening Doors with Accessibility and Technology
Join Adam Wilton and Andrea Wallace for a lively presentation about digital accessibility and technology, and the integral roles these have in student success. School...
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
The Impact of the Need for Closure for Students and Youth who are Deafblind
Join us as we continue a conversation begun during the 2021 Texas Symposium on Deafblind Education. Maurice Belote will share his thoughts on the basic human need for...
Past Live Events
Wed 8:00 PM EDT
Neurological Visual Impairment Division Webinar: CVI Companion Guide Implementation
This webinar will describe how the New Mexico early intervention team (19 developmental vision specialists) implemented the CVI Companion Guide as part of a study...
Thu 4:00 PM EDT
Collaboration: The Final "C" for Strengthening Management Skills and Thinking Like a Leader
Managing from the Middle recognizes the best part of a sandwich...the middle! This is where the work gets done, where relationships are made and sustained, and where...
Tue 7:00 PM EDT
Global Issues Speaker Series: Ben Clare
This presentation will explore Ben's journey from growing up as a blind student in Australia to travelling the world, working with amazing students with vision...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
I Want to Work: Strategies for Developing Work Skills and Increasing Community Integration for Clients who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Transitioning clients to Employment while developing ADL skills increases client motivation, provides immediate skills reinforcement and builds self-confidence. This...
Wed 5:30 PM EDT
Let's Connect! Stories of Turning Casual Contacts into Meaningful Connections with Peers, Colleagues, Constituents and Mentors
Building on past Division 1 topics of competency and communication, speakers will discuss personal experiences of creating and maintaining professional connections...
Tue 7:00 PM EDT
Global Issues Speaker Series: Sofia Pantel del Cueto, Abre Tus Ojos, Puerto Rico
Sofia Pantel del Cueto is a visually impaired activist for the disability community in Puerto Rico. Born and raised on the island, she spent 10 years living on the...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Project INSPIRE: Teaching Nemeth Code within UEB Context
The presentation will be packed with the latest resources currently available to teach Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts to students from pre-K through high school....
Fri 12:00 PM EST
Virtual Recreation Therapy with Individuals with Visual Impairments During a Global Pandemic
COVID-19 caused Recreation Therapists across the country to quickly and seamlessly start providing their services through Virtual Care to some of our clients. This...
Wed 12:00 PM EST
Recruit, Re-brand, Re-focus, Re-energize: Let's Fill the Gap by Following in Michigan's Footsteps
Michigan Department of Education has partnered with Western Michigan University and out-of-state universities with teacher preparation programs for teachers of...
Mon 12:00 PM EST
Young, Visually Impaired and Happy: How Hard is It?
Recent studies have examined the long-term negative health impact of sustained stress and anxiety in childhood and this has included the impact of having a disability....