NINTH ANNUAL VISION SYMPOSIUM 2026

The 9th Annual Kansas Vision Symposium, in partnership with the Kansas Optometric Association, is a one-day event dedicated to the research and practice of effective Specialized Instruction for students with a Visual Impairment. The symposium features multiple expert speakers, including Dr. Susan Bruce, Carmen Willings, Stephanie Walker, and Erika Andersen Ko, who will lead sessions on diverse topics such as tactile learning, building accessible systems, managing emotional safety in vision services, foundational coding, and orientation & mobility techniques. The program includes an interdisciplinary insights and Q&A roundtable, a dedicated vendor fair, and offers ACVREP RPPLE CE Credits. It is specifically designed for vision professionals (e.g., TSVIs, COMS, Braille Transcribers, Instructional Assistants, Early Intervention Providers), as well as general and special education professionals, administrators, and agencies involved in supporting students with visual impairments in Kansas.