About the workshop
CEUs Approved
Cortical Visual Impairment is the leading cause
of visual impairment in infants and toddlers today. CVI is caused by damage to the brain, typically in the pre-, peri-, or postnatal period.
 Illinois State Board of Education
Christine Roman-Lantzy, PhD, is the thought
leader in the area of functional assessment and
treatment of CVI. Dr. Roman developed the
Functional Vision Assessment: CVI Range, and
associated treatment strategies. Research conducted on her work has revealed that infants,
toddlers and young children with CVI can and
do make progress with very targeted intervention.
 Illinois Early Intervention Program
Early identification of CVI is imperative to support intervention and progress in our children
with CVI. We hope you will join us for this
worthwhile conference.
Course Objectives
1. Understand the causes of Cortical Visual
Impairment (CVI)
2. Understand the diagnostic process for CVI
3. Understand the visual and behavioral characteristics of CVI, and the areas for targeted assessment and treatment
4. Understand the importance of parent/
family involvement in the screening and assessment of CVI
5. Learn the framework for assessment of
CVI
6. Learn valuable principles of intervention
and tips for providing treatment for children with CVI
6.75 contact hours, Easter Seals is an
approved Illinois State Board of Education
Professional Development Provider.
contact hours in evaluation, intervention &
working with families pending.
 Illinois Occupational Therapy Association
continuing education hours for occupational
therapy practitioners pending.
Participants must stay for the entire workshop to
receive CEUs. Certificates of attendance will be
provided.
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Early bird registration by October 15: $200
After October 15: $225
Lunch and book included in registration fee
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Early bird registration by October 15 is $200.
After October 15 the fee is $225.
Lunch and a copy of Dr. Roman-Lantzy’s book
Cortical Visual Impairment: An Approach to Assessment and Intervention are included in the
registration fee.
For additional information contact Tara
Wellenreiter at 309-686-7755, ext. 5230 or
[email protected]
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Peoria, IL 61603
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Christine Roman-Lantzy,
Ph.D., is the Director of the
Pediatric VIEW (Vision Information and Evaluation at
West Penn Hospital) Program
at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburg, and private
consultant for CVI Resources.
A teacher of visually impaired
students, certified orientation and mobility specialist, and infant developmentalist, Dr. RomanLantzy is also a CVI project leader for the American Printing House for the Blind.
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About the speaker
She is consultant to the Delaware, Maryland,
Vermont, and West Virginia CVI Mentor Training Project and to the New England Deaf-Blind
CVI Advisor Training Project, as well as to the
Watson Institute in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Dr. Roman-Lantzy has contributed journal articles and book chapters on orientation and mobility, children with multiple disabilities, and visual assessment for infants. She has presented
workshops on cortical visual impairment all over
the United States and around the world.
Easter Seals
507 E. Armstrong Avenue
Peoria, Illinois 61603
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Easter Seals
507 E. Armstrong Ave.
Peoria, IL 61603
Since first working with children who had CVI in
the mid-1970s and then completing her doctoral
dissertation on the subject in 1996, Dr. RomanLantzy has worked with over 1,000 children with
CVI in a variety of settings, from which experiences her approach to assessment and intervention has evolved.
Cortical Visual
Impairment in the
Young Child