Guest+Ms.+Kathryn+Botsford

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Dear all, This week we have a special guest joining our class, Ms. Kathryn Botsford, COMS. Ms. Botsford will be leading our online discussion on O&M for students with additional disabilities.

 Ms. Kathryn Botsford is an ACVREP COMS© and National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired, and National Leadership Consortium on Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD) Fellow in the UNC Special Education PhD program. Kathryn is active in the professional organizations CEC and AER. Over the past ten years she has served on local AER chapter boards and is currently on the International AER Board.

 Kathryn earned her M.A. in Special Education of the Blind and Visually Impaired from the University of Arizona before moving to Seattle Washington. She's worked in the Seattle, Washington suburbs for the past 12 years. Kathryn taught Expanded Core Curriculum including Orientation and Mobility skills with children with a variety of exceptionalities in addition to their vision impairments in a wide spectrum of settings: from resource and center-based programs to integrated settings and full-inclusion placements.

I’m delighted to work closely to Kathryn on her PhD program here at UNC and also to have her as a guest speaker in our class this week. Make sure you ask questions so we can have a great discussion this week! Have fun with this one! Dr. Correa-Torres media type="youtube" key="IMIEFFs6UQM?hl=en" height="349" width="425"