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This is my digital notebook to keep track of my ever-evolving thoughts on teaching and access. Let’s figure things out together!

These notes draw on research and everyday practice, with less formality and more room to think out loud. You’ll find ideas I’ve tried, tools I’m exploring, and things I’m learning from students.

The map keeps track of the conferences and webinars where I’m sharing these ideas.

Jonathan Out in the Field

Home base: Pittsburgh
Places I’m sharing ideas Seven colored stars match the conference titles below the map. Pittsburgh is home base and the location shown for the CVI webinar series. Select a star or conference title to replace the map with its talk details. Choose another conference title to switch the details shown.
  1. Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International Conference

    Louisville, KY · July 29–August 2, 2026

    Stories of Equitable Access: Leveraging Braille Workflow Practices to Redefine Material Preparation for CVI

    Speakers: Jonathan Hooper

    more about AER
  2. Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind · Outside the Box

    Newark, DE · October 9–10, 2026

    • Looking, Seeing, and Understanding: A CVI Overview

      Speakers: Jonathan Hooper

    • Access, Meaning, and Participation: CVI-Informed Approaches for School and Home

      Speakers: Jonathan Hooper

    more about Outside the Box
  3. CVI Conversation Webinar Series

    Pittsburgh, PA · October 22 & 29, 2026

    • 2026-10-22: AI and Cortical Visual Impairment: From Image Interpretation to Material Adaptation

      Speakers: Jonathan Hooper, Jonathan Graves

    • 2026-10-29: Access to Play: Switching It Up

      Speakers: Jonathan Hooper

    more about the CVI webinar series
  4. Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference

    Orlando, FL · January 22–24, 2027

    Identifying Visual Access Barriers in AT Evaluations for Cortical Visual Impairment

    Speakers: Jonathan Graves, Jonathan Hooper, Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald

    more about ATIA
  5. Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) Annual Conference

    San Diego, CA · March 4–7, 2027

    When Inaccessible Instruction Is Mistaken for Student Inability: Visual Impairment in Special Education Cases

    Speakers: Jonathan Hooper, Christine Roman-Lantzy, Angel Webb

    more about COPAA
  6. Midwest CVI Conference

    Wichita, KS · March 5, 2027

    An In-Depth Exploration of the CVI Range

    Speakers: Jonathan Hooper, Christine Roman-Lantzy

    more about Midwest CVI
  7. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Special Education Convention & Expo

    Columbus, OH · March 10–13, 2027

    Evidence-Based Assessment for Cortical Visual Impairment: Reliability and Validity of the CVI Range

    Speakers: Jonathan Graves, Jonathan Hooper, Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald, Christine Roman-Lantzy

    more about CEC

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Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness · 2015

Using Constant Time Delay to Teach Braille and the Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation to Students Making the Transition from Print to Braille

Sarah E. Ivy, Jonathan D. Hooper

Using constant time delay to teach braille contractions and Nemeth Code symbols to students transitioning from print to braille.

read the study

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness · 2014

Using Constant Time Delay to Teach Braille Word Recognition

Jonathan Hooper, Sarah Ivy, Deborah Hatton

A study of constant time delay for teaching motivating braille words to four students with visual impairments and intellectual disabilities, with implications for classroom instruction.

read the study
That’s Jonathan’s Vanderbilt thesis!

Exceptional Children · 2014

Using the Picture Exchange Communication System With Students With Visual Impairment

Sarah E. Ivy, Deborah D. Hatton, Jonathan D. Hooper

Research on using the Picture Exchange Communication System with tangible symbols to teach requesting to students with visual impairment and additional disabilities, including maintenance and generalization.

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