OIB-TAC is excited to share that our continuing education course, Cultural Diversity and Competence, has been relaunched as a new course with updated content. This updated course covers the importance of personal cultural orientations, the effect culture has on interaction with consumers, and the impact of agency policies and culture on practice with diverse consumers. Case studies are included to allow for self-reflection and to facilitate the application of cultural humility in practice. 

Students who take this course will learn how to: 

• Recognize the importance of being sensitive to cultural differences. 

• Understand the effect culture has on interactions with consumers. 

• Recognize the differences in the terms “cultural competence,” “cultural awareness,” “cultural humility,” and “cultural sensitivity." 

• Develop strategies to increase awareness of personal biases and misconceptions and reduce the impact of these factors on consumers. 

• Understand the importance of organization/agency cultural competence. 

This course is available for two hours of CRC, ACVREP, and NBPCB credit. 

Click here to learn more or enroll in the course! 

Additional courses are provided through the OIB-TAC and the National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. See our family of websites for more information about blindness and low vision: 

• blind.msstate.edu 
• ntac.blind.msstate.edu 
• oib-tac.org 

To find a listing of services for individuals who are blind or have vision impairment, visit timetobebold.org.