Illinois Association for Parents
of Children with Visual Impairments

IVPI Outlook

August 2003

Table of Contents

President's Message: Advertising

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IPVI Summer Fling Was a Lot of Fun

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Senate to vote soon on IDEA Reauthorization

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Workshops

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abilities EXPO

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From the DuPage Center for Independent Living

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Visually Impaired Awareness Day

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The DCIL Annual Picnic

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Advocacy News

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One Small Voice Foundation

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Early Childhood Math Specialist Urges Pre-K Teachers to "Do the Math"

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Looking Ahead, Assistive Technology May Affect Student's Postsecondary Options

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Campus Culture Counts in Selecting the Right School

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Movie Blockbuster Season

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DVS Home Video New Releases!

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PBS Children's Shows

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Network and Cable Programs

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Coming Soon to a MoPIX-Equipped Theater Near You

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Sign Up for the DVS E-Guide Update

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Illinois Early Learning Standards

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Braille/Print Literacy Issues and the Learning Media

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NEW! Teaching Touch

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Notes of Interest

Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille Book of Astronomy

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Tactile Colors for Labeling Games and Other Items

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IPVI Resource Catalog

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Frustrated Student at an IEP

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IPVI's Mathew Benedict Juskie Scholarship Fund

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