Programs @TBS

  • About – Past, Present and Future Perspectives
  • Education – Supporting students’ participation in age-appropriate curricular activities
  • Transition – Supporting families and students who graduate from TBS in their subsequent placements
  • Outreach – Sharing our experience and knowledge-base nationally and around the world

The Bridge School Model

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

  • Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
  • CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
  • Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
  • Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC

Employment Opportunity @ BTLS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Communication @The Bridge School

  • Communication @TBS
    • What is Communicative Competence?
    • Assessment
    • Planning for Success
    • Intervention

The Bridge School Model

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

  • Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
  • CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
  • Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
  • Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC

CVI Webinar 9: Effective Interaction Strategies for Children with CVI and CCN

CVI@The Bridge School

The Bridge School Model

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

  • Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
  • CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
  • Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
  • Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC

CVI Webinar 9: Effective Interaction Strategies for Children with CVI and CCN

Support The Bridge School

  • The Bridge School is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who need support in developing a voice of their own. Your charitable donation makes a significant difference in the level of support we are able to provide to children and their families locally, nationally and globally. Donate today!

Announcing The Bridge School’s Memorabilia Shop!

Bridge to Life Services @The Bridge School

The ultimate goals of Bridge to Life include:

  • serving individuals with physical and/or communication impairments from birth through adulthood, locally, nationally and globally 
  • providing professional development opportunities in our areas of expertise 
  • contracting with families, agencies and school districts to offer direct services to students with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs

Employment Opportunity @ BTLS
Speech-Language Pathologist

Funded in part by California Disability Communications Fund

Thursday, April 25, 2019

NOTE: All times on the schedule are PST. 

TOPIC EMPHASIS

Time Activity/Speaker(s) Presentation Title & Abstract
8:00 – 9:00 Morning Refreshments & Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Introductions
Vicki Casella
9:30 – 10:00 Vicki Casella Honoree: Woody Sessoms
10:00 – 10:30 Sarah Blackstone Back to the Basics
 10:30 – 12:00 Plenary:
Carole Zangari
PrAACtical Ideas for Improving AAC Implementation in a Low-Resource Environment
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Plenary:
Christine Roman-Lantzy
Cortical Visual Impairment: Impact on Access, Learning, and Participation
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:15 Plenary:
Aileen Arai
Gabriela Berlanga
Christine Roman-Lantzy
1) Bridge School Student Outcomes Subsequent to Interventions Identified by The CVI Range Assessment
2) CVI Accommodations and AAC SYSTEMS: Case Studies
4:15 – 5:00 Question & Answer Session
5:00 – 7:00 Reception

possible CEUs = 5.75

Friday, April 26, 2019

NOTE: All times on the schedule are PST. 

TOPIC EMPHASIS

Time Activity/Speaker(s) Presentation Title & Abstract
8:00 – 8:45 Morning Refreshments & Registration
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome
Vicki Casella
9:00 – 10:30 Plenary:
Holly Peartree
Communicative Competence for Learners with Complex Communication Needs
10:30 – 12:00 Plenary:
Janelle Moynihan
Engaging Emerging Communicators: Individualized Assessment and Intervention in Communicative Competence
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Plenary:
Tike DeMarco
Chris Toomey
April Bryant
Tyson Renze
Judith Lunger-Bergh
1) “I Have Something To Say!” Providing a Framework for Students to Develop Self-Advocacy Skills
2) Framing A Future (FAF): A Self-Directed Tool Supporting Life Planning
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:15 Plenary:
Sarah Blackstone
Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery and the AAC Community 
4:15 – 5:00 Question & Answer Session
5:00 – 5:30 Vicki Casella Thank You and Summation

possible CEUs = 7.25