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Publications, Professional Conferences and Webinars
PUBLICATIONS
"Associations between Peer Play Interactions and Empathy within an Early Childhood Inclusion Program for Children with Visual Impairment”, Early Childhood Education Journal, May 17, 2022, Jenna N. Futterer, Rebecca J. Bulotsky-Shearer, Liana De Angelis Mary Anne Ullery, Astrid Pena, Jessica Bayuk, Virginia Jacko.
“Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Lighthouse Learning Center for Children™ (Miami Lighthouse Academy, LLC)
Early Childhood Research Demonstration Project
Descriptive Report – Year 4”
September 15, 2021, Rebecca Bulotsky-Shearer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Graduate Student Team: Jenna Futterer, Astrid Pena, & Andjela Vulovic
“A Comparison of the Fundamental Motor Skills of Preschool-Aged Children With and Without Visual Impairments”
January 2020, Adapted physical activity quarterly: APAQ 38(3):1-10, DOI:10.1123/apaq.2019-0157, © Human Kinetics, Inc.
“Innovative Inclusion Program for Early Learners with Visual Impairments Offered by Miami Lighthouse Learning Center for Children”
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 2021, Vol. 115(2) 143-151, © American Foundation for the Blind 2021.
“Seeing Without Sight. Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Adopts the HighScope Curriculum”
The Active Learner, HighScope’s Journal for Early Educators, Spring 2019, © Betsy Evans.
“Bringing low-vision assessments and interventions to underserved seniors affected by age-related eye disease”
British Journal of Visual Impairment, pp. 15-23, © The Author(s) 2019,
Virginia A. Jacko, Carol Brady-Simmons, Nihusa Dias, Raquel Van Der Biest, Alma Abdel-Moty and Lynne Richard.
“Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Case Study: Vision Rehabilitation for the First
Florida
Resident to Receive the Argus II ‘Bionic Eye,’ ”
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, May-June, 2016,Volume 110, Number 3, pp. 177-181 by Carol
Brady-Simmons, Raquel Van Der Biest and Laura Bozeman.
"Envisioning
Progress through Future Professionals", Occupational Therapy Newsletter, by Lauren Bowen,
COMS,
Miami Lighthouse, February, 2016
“A New
Synthesis of Sound and Tactile Music Code
Instruction In a Pilot Online Braille Music Curriculum,” Journal of Visual
Impairment and Blindness, March/April 2015, Volume 109, Number 2, pp. 153
-157 by Virginia A. Jacko, Jin Ho Choi, Audrey Carballo, Brian Charlson,
and J. Elton Moore.
“Bringing Function into Focus: Implementing the principles
of universal design for the low-vision population” ADVANCE for
Occupational Therapy Practitioners, November 2015, pp.14-15, by
Jessica Garcia, MS, OTR/L, Raquel Van der Biest, CLVT, OTR/L, Alma
Abdel-Moty, DrOT, MS, OTR/L and Carol Brady Simmons, COMS.
“Putting the Pieces Together: A field work rotation at a
low-vision residence brings classroom theories to life” Special Focus:
Vision Rehabilitation, ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners,
December 2015, pp. 6-7, 21, by Brittany Catalano-Hall, OTS and Stephanie
Kern, OTS. In this article two FIU interns relate their field work
experience at Miami Lighthouse under the supervision of Raquel Van Der
Biest, CLVT, OTR/L.
“Blind Babies Play Program: A Model for Affordable, Sustainable Early Childhood Literacy Intervention
through Play
and Socialization,”
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, May-June 2013, Volume 107, Number 3. by Virginia A.
Jacko,
Roxann Mayros, Carol Brady-Simmons, Isabel Chica, and J. Elton Moore.
A continuing education presentation at the annual Florida
Occupational Therapy Association meeting in Tampa on November 3, 2012
focused on FIU collaboration with Miami Lighthouse, “A Community and
Academic Partnership: Serving Individuals with Vision Impairments”.
“Miami Lighthouse Students Excel” by Virginia A. Jacko, Miami Herald,
Letter to the Editor, June 4, 2012.
“The Florida Heiken Children's Vision Program,”
Optometry: Journal of
the American Optometric Association, Volume 83, Issue 1, January 2012,
Pages 43-46, Virginia A. Jacko, Alan P. Levitt, Steven E. Marcus, Alfred
A. Rosenbloom
“Let’s Give the Blind Better Access to Online Learning,” by Virginia A. Jacko, Chronicle of
Education, May
8, 2011.
“Bogus ‘service animals’ hurt the real thing” by Virginia A. Jacko, Miami
Herald, Letter to the Editor, March 5, 2011.
“Mainstream Employment in Music
Production
for Individuals
Who Are Visually Impaired: Development of a Model Training Program,” by
Virginia Jacko, Harold Cobo, Antonio Cobo, Rachelle Fleming, and J. Elton
Moore, in the Practice Perspectives section of the Journal of Visual
Impairment and Blindness, September 2010.
Braille is essential for blind students by Virginia Jacko, Miami Herald,
Letter to the Editor, January 18, 2010.
The Blind
Visionary, with Doug Eadie, Governance Edge Press, 2009
“Building
a Rock-Solid Board/CEO Partnership: Talking with CEO Virginia Jacko” by
Doug Eadie, May/June Nonprofit World May/June 2009
“Intervention through Art for Adults Who Are Blind or
Visually Impaired,” with Amy R. McKenzie, Ed.D., and Tatiana Palma, B.S.,
Journal of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired, February 2009
“Leading and Managing Governance Change,” with Miami Lighthouse Board
Chairman William R. Roy and consultant Doug Eadie, NonProfit World,
May/June 2008
WEBINAR
“Educating All Learners Alliance and Miami Lighthouse for the Blind presents a webinar engaging in conversation to
address the needs of students with visual impairment in the classroom, at home and in the community- June 3, 2021”
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
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Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) 2016
International
Conference
"The Argus II Retinal Chip Implant: Experiences of Professionals and Consumer"
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Carol Brady-Simmons, COMS, Chief Program Officer, Miami Lighthouse, Duane Geruschat, John
McAllister and Carmen Torres |
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July 23, 2016 |
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Florida Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
Connecting the Dots
Conference 2015
"Miami Lighthouse Rehabilitation for the first ARGUS II Retinal Prosthesis Implant in
Florida"
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Carol Brady-Simmons, COMS, Chief Program Officer and Raquel Van Der Biest, OT, CLVT, Miami
Lighthouse for the Blind |
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October 1, 2015 |
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Community Mobility for the Visually Impaired |
| Presenter: |
Carol Brady-Simmons, COMS® Chief Program Office Miami
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
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March 3, 2012 |
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Age-Related Ocular Diseases |
| Presenter: |
Dr. Rosemary A. Gonzalez, Low Vision Optometrist |
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March 3, 2012 |
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Patient and Family-Centered Care - Clients with Low Vision and their
Families |
| Presenter: |
Elise Bloch, Ed.D., OT/L Florida International
University and Liudmilla Camejo Rojas, OTR |
| Date: |
March 3, 2012 |
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The Developing Child with Vision Impairment |
| Presenter: |
Isabel Chica, MS Ed. and Krizia Perez, MSW |
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March 3, 2012 |
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Aging in Place Through Vision Rehabilitation |
| Presenter: |
Richard Nieves, CVRT Certified Vision Rehabilitation
Therapist |
| Date: |
March 3, 2012 |
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Overview of Personal Management Skills and Devices |
| Presenter: |
Raquel Van Der Biest, OTR/L |
| Date: |
March 3, 2012 |
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Transportation Options for People who are Blind or have Low Vision |
| Presenter: |
Dennis P McCarthy, PhD, OTR/l
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department
Director, South Florida Community Mobility Research Lab
Research Associate, Lehman Center for Transportation Research |
| Date: |
March 3, 2012 |
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| Assistive Technology Industry
Association (ATIA), January 26 - 29, 2011, Orlando, Florida |
| Presenter: |
Harold Cobo |
| Session title: |
Miami Lighthouse Music Production Program: A Live
Demonstration of Composing, Recording and Arranging Music by the Blind
and Visually Impaired |
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| Association for Education and
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International
Conference, July 20-25, 2010, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Presenter: |
Harold Cobo (accompanied by Carol Brady-Simmons) |
| Session title: |
Miami Lighthouse Music Production Program: A Live
Demonstration of Composing, Recording and Arranging Music by the Blind
and Visually Impaired |
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| Association for Education and
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) Regional
Conference, November 13-15, 2009, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Presenter: |
Virginia Jacko and Harold Cobo |
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Miami Lighthouse Music Production Program: Miami
Lighthouse Music Program: Creating Independence through Musical
Collaboration |
| Presenter: |
Virginia Jacko and John Clapp |
| Session title: |
Orientation and Mobility Internships at Miami
Lighthouse: Building a Bridge from the University to the Practice of
the Profession |
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