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Opening Remarks 7:30-7:55am PST (Vancouver, BC)
Keynote #1: Stacey Chambers 8-9am PST
9:15-10:15am PST
Barb Hysniu: Using Systematic Search Patterns and Adaptations to Teach Sweeping
Debbie Klassen & Kim Heinrichs: Just Because it Exists Doesn't Mean You Should Use It (Low Vision Tech)
Becky Norton Vandevenne: Connections Program and Kinder Connections: Expanded Core Curriculum Opportunities for Elementary Students
Susan Grenon: BC Blind Sports Multi Sport Camp Abilities
Stephen Burke: Meaningful Inclusion in Physical Education Through Sport Specific Modules for Students with Low Vision
Jane Blaine & Anna Nickel: Building the Case for Physical Education/Physical Activity & Managing Risk and Preparing Students for Physical and Outdoor Activities
10:30-11:30am PST
Angela Leavens: Using dolls and furniture to develop vocabulary, route planning and mapping skills
Kevin Stewart: From following to finding: Discovery learning and rights-based practice in orientation and mobility
Sofeya Devji & Kim Zebehazy: Snow and O&M: Lets get ready for snow travel
Céline Castonguay: Braille at Play: Learning through touch
Ioana Gandrabur: It takes a village to raise a reader
Beth Conly-Edwards: Cumulative Developmental Readiness Record- a Brief Overview
30 minute break
12-1pm PST
Theresa Tancock & Sue Gawne: CDBA-BC: What Could Transition Look Like?
Allana Pierce: Experience Book Club: Working with Intervenors to Increase Literacy Opportunities
Kate Broussard (W. Ross): Building Accessible Play: Using Common Toys (e.g., Stacking Rings) to Support Deafblind Learning
Danielle Amyot Howe: How outdoor education can support the overall development of students who are blind and partially sighted
Erika Fundelius: Ensuring Inclusion and Access: The ECC through the lens of the BC curriculum
Kim Zebehazy: Supporting the Executive Functioning Skills of Your Students with VI
1:15-2:15pm
Jane Blaine: Engaging Students with CVI in Physical Activity / Physical Education
Stephanie Gee: Students with VI+ accessing community and school supports – community partnerships
Erika Fundelius: From Routine to Learning: Structured Routines as a Foundation for Instruction of Students with Multiple Disabilities
Marisa Parker: Bridging the Gap: A Comprehensive Guide to Positive Post Secondary Transitions
Theresa Tancock & Sue Gawne: CDBA-BC: What Could Transition Look Like?
Adam Wilton & Jen Jesso: Insights from 5 Years of Panel Discussions with Post-Secondary Students
2:30-3:30pm
Shawna Lawson: When Help Hurts: Parent Perspectives on Saviourism in Blind Education
Shawn Marsolais: Of Course They Can: Supporting youth who are blind to be limitless
Shared Vision: How BC stakeholders and providers collaborate to support the community
Danielle Martinot Brodeur & Heather Harland: 3D Printing for Teachers of Students with Visually Impairments (TSVI)
Barb Hysniu: Making Reindeer Cookie Pops: Using seasonal activities to support learning within the Expanded Core Curriculum.
Lynn Wales & Sofeya Devji: Bamfield Marine Science Program for students with Visual Impairments
Keynote #2: Dr. Nicholas Casias 3:45-4:45pm PST
Closing Remarks 4:45-5:15pm PST
Questions?
Contact the team at sbth2026@gmail.com with any questions or comments.
The Steering Committee of the conference would like to acknowledge that the majority of the event planning and organization is taking place on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), QayQayt First Nation, Kwantlen, q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen First Nations, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), and Stó:lō Nation.