My name is Karin Geraci and I am the mother of Josie Geraci. She is 4 ½ years old and attends our local Catholic school with her brother. I am a certified teacher and currently, I am enrolled in the University of Kentucky's TVI program. With the completion of my masters I hope to aid Josie's teachers in adapting materials for her visual impairment and teach her braille. I also hope to work with other visually impaired students in Northern Kentucky once I graduate.

With the scholarship from the Bret Dahmke Scholarship Fund and his family, I was able to attend the 2019 KAER Conference. The scholarship covered my housing, food and transportation costs. Through attending the KAER conference I obtained a wealth of information not only for me as a TVI, but also as a mother of a visually impaired child. I loved learning about the latest technology for the visually impaired, how to create a safe environment for visually impaired students and the necessary life skills that are all very important for a visually impaired child. I feel very blessed to have been given the opportunity to attend the conference and gain so much knowledge. Thank you for the scholarship and the opportunity to serve visually impaired children locally with my newly learned skills.