National Research and Training Center (NRTC) on Blindness and Low Vision Continuing Education Courses

These courses are designed for professionals who are working in or with the field of rehabilitation of persons who are blind or visually impaired, although anyone is welcome to take them. Most are set up with a PowerPoint slide and lecture which can be viewed together, as a video file, or separately, as a PowerPoint and audio file. There is also a transcript of each audio file.

In order to receive continuing education credit, either Certified Rehabilitation Counselor or Continuing Education Units, the student must complete a full course, pass the quiz with a score of at least 80%, and complete a course evaluation. Quizzes may be retaken until the passing score is earned. There is no fee for CRC credit. For more information on CEU credits, including costs and bundling, contact Angela Shelton at ashelton@colled.msstate.edu. When a quiz is successfully completed, a CRC Certificate will be sent, which also serves as a certificate of completion. For those who do not want continuing education credit, there is no need to take the quizzes. Contact Doug Bedsaul at dbedsaul@colled.msstate.edu or 662-325-8243 for more information on these courses.

Course sections include:

• Enhancing Employment Outcomes for Persons with Visual Disabilities

  • Employer Attitudes

  • SSDI Outcome Predictors

  • Working with Employers

  • Working with Businesses

  • Transportation Barriers

  • Technology Accessibility

• Introduction Courses

  • Introduction to Blindness

  • Anatomy of the Eye

  • How to Read an Eye Report

  • Adjustment to Blindness

  • The Low Down on Low Vision

• Common Eye Conditions

  • Adult Eye Conditions

  • Children's Eye Conditions

• Randolph-Sheppard Staff Training

  • Introduction to Blindness and Low Vision

  • The Vocational Rehabilitation Program and How it Intersects with the Randolph-Sheppard Program

  • The Randolph-Sheppard Act: What the Business Consultant Needs to Know

  • Active Participation - What it is and What it isn't

  • Assistive Technology and its potential for Blind Entrepreneurs

  • The Role of the Business Consultant

  • Basic Business Principles and the Randolph-Sheppard Enterprise

  • Human Resources and the Blind Entrepreneur

  • Marketing and Customer Service

  • Marketing and Randolph-Sheppard Program to Outside Parties

  • Partnering with the Private Sector: Expanding Opportunities for Blind Entrepreneurs

  • Social Security Disability and the Randolph-Sheppard Entrepreneur

  • Healthier Food Options

  • Working with Blind Entrepreneurs with Hearing Loss