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Eyes First Vision Course – Updated Edition

If you completed Vision 101, this isn’t just a refresh—it’s genuinely new content with a separate AOTA approval number. We’ve significantly expanded the curriculum based on what you told us you needed most in practice, and frankly, the resources alone are worth the enrollment.

What Makes This Different: The biggest addition is our comprehensive module on school-based practice. You’ll get concrete guidance on collaborating with Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMs)—including exactly when and how to make those referrals. I’ve seen too many OTs hesitate because they weren’t sure about the boundaries.

We’ve also added an entire section on advocating for vision services within your scope of practice. This includes language you can actually use with administrators and insurance reviewers, plus documentation strategies that stick.

The visual perception dysfunction module is completely new territory. You’ll learn classroom modifications that work in real school environments—not theoretical ideals, but strategies teachers will actually implement. The treatment activities module gives you hands-on interventions you can start using immediately.

The Resources Are Seriously Robust: Here’s where this course really delivers value. You get three comprehensive resource packages that will become your go-to references:

The Slides, Pre-test, and References Workbook is 138 pages of practical content. Take the pre-test upfront, jot down your answers as you work through each module, then use it as an open-book final when you’re ready. Each chapter includes module overviews and slides formatted three-per-page with note lines—because who has time to recreate their own study materials?

The Resources Workbook is over 100 pages of handouts you’ll actually use in school practice. We organized it with a dedicated tech section and—this is huge—a completely new Documentation chapter loaded with strategies, real examples, and a goals bank. No more staring at blank IEP pages wondering how to word vision goals. Plus we included ready-to-use handouts for parents and teachers, because explaining vision needs shouldn’t require starting from scratch every time.

Finally, there’s a zip file with Michigan Tracking and DEM test record templates. These are formatted and ready to go—just print and use.

What’s Updated: While the vision assessment fundamentals remain solid, we’ve refreshed the common diagnoses section. The pandemic shifted some referral patterns and diagnostic trends, and this course reflects those changes.

Bottom Line: This qualifies as fresh professional development credits, and you’re getting resources that will save you hours of prep time in actual practice. You’re not paying to repeat what you already know—you’re getting tools for the vision challenges you face every day in schools.

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