Rural Early Intervention Specialists:
Low Incidence Disabilities Project

~ A Completed Project ~

REIS/LID is an innovative, three-year project to prepare interdisciplinary graduate specialists for rural early intervention in low incidence disabilities. Through its interdisciplinary faculty and curriculum, and representative planning committee, this project will increase the number and quality of personnel to serve children with low incidence disabilities and will provide preservice preparation of early intervention and related service personnel at the Master's and specialist level.

Funding Source:

• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs

Staff:

• Lu Zeph, Project Director
• Sandy Doctoroff, Assistant Research Professor
• Sharon Gilbert, Post Doctoral Research Associate

Project Information:

• Project summary, outcomes, and activities

A vision impairment specialist spoke to the Assessment, Intervention and Program Planning class about the different types of vision impairments and how the eye works during a Fall, 1999 class. Students here are shown wearing goggles that simulate various vision impairments. Standing, l-r, Ruth Southworth, Jane McGillicudy, Pam Caron,Lynn Faerber, Ellie Libby, Deb Rainey, Sharon Gilbert, Cheryl Hathaway, Amanda Knowlton. Kneeling, l-r Duska Day, Careyleah MacLeod, Barbara Reed.

Course Information:

• For a complete listing of CCIDS educational offerings, see  Interdisciplinary Education at CCIDS.

Links:

FACETS: Family-guided Approaches to Collaborative Early-intervention Training and Services - www.parsons.lsi.ukans.edu/facets/

Maine Division for Early Childhood - www.umaine.edu/mdec/

National Association for the Education of Young Children - www.naeyc.org

Maine Department of Education - www.state.me.us/education/

U.S. Department of Education - Office of Special Education Programs

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A member of the University of Maine System

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