About Us : Faculty & Staff : Dr. Brad R. Walker : Vita
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education - 1990
The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
Master of Science in Vision Rehabilitation - 1985
Pennsylvania College of Optometry - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science in Special Education/Visual Disabilities - 1979
Dual-certificate: Orientation & Mobility/Classroom Teaching K-12
Florida State University - Tallahassee, Florida
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, Fall 1997 - Present
Visual Impairment Training Program
North Carolina Central University - Durham, NC
Project Coordinator/Lecturer, Fall 1990 - Present
Developed & implemented AERBVI Orientation & Mobility Training Program
Department of Special Education - Austin, Texas
The University of Texas at Austin
Lecturer Orientation & Mobility, Fall 1993 - Present
Coordinator extension orientation & mobility certification programs
Training grants sponsored by the Texas Education Agency
Extension Instruction and Materials Center (EIMC) - The University of Texas
Education Service Center - Region III, Victoria, Texas:1993 - 1994
Education Service Center - Region XI, Ft. Worth, Texas:1994 - 1995
Visiting Adjunct Professor, Summer 1992 - Present
Visiting lecturer for VI Teacher Preparation Program
Educational Implications of Low Vision
Psychosocial Aspects of Blindness
Orientation & Mobility for Classroom Teachers
Department of Special Education - Lincoln, Nebraska University
Orientation & Mobility Specialist , 1987 - 1988
Established functional and clinical low vision service program.
VA Medical Center - Waco, Texas
Orientation & Mobility Deaf-Blind/Low Vision Specialist , 1981 - 1986
Deaf-Blind interdisciplinary team member.
Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center - Austin, Texas
Promoted to Low Vision Specialist 1982.
Cooperative School Program Instructor, 1979 - 1981
Orientation & Mobility/Rehabilitation/Classroom Instructor
Itinerant Preschool through Geriatric Caseload.
Florida Division of Blind Services - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
AER Professional Orientation/Mobility Certification: 1979 - present
State of Texas Teaching Certificate - Visual Disabilities: 1989
Audiometric Screening - Texas Department of Health: 1983
Vision Screening Trainer - Texas Department of Health: 1990
Electronic Orientation and Mobility Travel Aids Certification: 1981
State of Florida Visual Disabilities Teaching Certificate: 1979