Registration: Summer Institute 2026 Registration
When: July 27-30, 2026
Where: Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver
Cost: $485 Includes breakfast, lunch, and lodging.
Oregon participants will have the registration costs covered. There are limited scholarships available to others. More information is in the registration form on this.
Who Should Attend
Any person who works with blind or low vision children in public school and has had limited experience or education in the field of blindness. Typically, participants include teachers (classroom and special education), paraprofessionals, OT, PT, speech and language specialists, administrators, school psychologists, and other related service personnel.
Topics That Will Be Addressed
Travel Skills (Orientation and Mobility), Eye & Vision Disorders, Vision Loss & Learning, Adapting Environments & Materials, Braille and other Literacy Media, Physical Education, Daily Living & Self-help Skills, Assistive Technology, Your Role in the Classroom, Social Skills & Vision Loss, Low Vision Aids, Assessments, and so much more.
Lodging
Lodging is included in the registration fee. Participants stay in the cottages on campus that WSSB students reside in during the school year. Each cottage has a full kitchen, single-occupancy bedrooms, a community bathroom, and a living room. Men and women will have separate residences.
More Information
Contact Pam Parker, pam.parker@wssb.wa.gov, for more information.