General Information
Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
5940 South Street
Halifax Nova Scotia 2
B3H 1S6
(902) 424 8503
pottied@apsea.ca (by e-mail)
https://www.apsea.ca/families-students/blind-visually-impaired/
Staff
Lisa Doucet, Superintendent, Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority, apsea@apsea.ca, 902-423-8469
Glenda Parsons, Director, Programs for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, glenda_parsons@apsea.ca
Services Offered
- Consultation/Technical Program Assistance
- Provides consultation and assistance to institutions working with special education of blind/visually impaired students.
- Distance Education
- M.Ed courses available through distance education.
- Low Vision Devices
- Prescribes and supplies low vision devices.
- Personnel Preparation
- M.Ed in VI, M.Ed in DHH offered in conjunction with Mount St. Vincent University.
- Professional Training
- Staff training and development. Cooperative programs with Mount St. Vincent University.