Jacinda Danner: Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Contact
Mrs. Jacinda Danner
jacinda.danner@matsuk12.us
907.861.5574
Qualifications: M.Ed.Visual Impairments COMS Orientation and Mobility Specialist B.S. Special Education: Visual Disabilities
My name is Jacinda Danner. I am a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments and an Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the Mat-Su Borough School District. I teach children of all ages who have visual impairments, or are who are blind.
Recently, I received a great honor: Braille Institute's Braille Teacher of the Year at Univeristy of California, Los Angeles.
I received my Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, and my Master's Degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Greely, Colorado. As a Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired, and Orientation and Mobility Specialist since 1991, I teach children of all ages in the Mat-Su Borough School District in Palmer, Alaska.
I stay active with activities for the visually impaired throughout the year. I was President of the Alaska AER, the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, and a Co-Founder of Camp Abilities Alaska, a sports camp for youth with visual impairments. I received the BP Teacher of Excellence Award in 2006, and do presentations about topics in the field. I have worked with Camp Abilities and other programs for the visually impaired in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, and New York.