You become proficient in it. They test us to see how well we're doing. The program here began in 1954 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. Kapperman teaches with Jodi Sticken, Toni Heinze and Connie Cretens. The curriculum also includes courses for orientation mobility instructors, who teach visually impaired people how to get around with white canes, and for those who want to work strictly with blind adults.
Modern technology remains a program hallmark.
Alfonzo Thurman, dean of the College of Education, has allocated tens of thousands of dollars toward a laboratory for the students that places a heavy emphasis on technology, including talking computers and computers with Braille. However, he can list several reasons why it is difficult to attract people, including that the general public does not realize there are jobs educating visually impaired people. Also, he said, people hold misconceptions about blindness, including how visually impaired people learn and work, or are afraid of visually impaired people. We're very happy with how the administration has supported us, and that's why we're successful. That's when I fell in love with it.