Full Name
Josué Coudé
Position/Title
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Organization/Company
CIUSSS CN, IRDPQ
Speaker Bio
Josué Coudé is a Vision Rehabilitation Specialist. He has previously graduated with a master’s degree in vision rehabilitation during which he wrote a research paper relating to the screening of depressive symptoms for older adults with vision impairment. He works with clients with vision impairment or deafblindness from all ages in a Quebec’s rehabilitation center. He teaches braille as well as the use of assistive technology such as braille displays, braille note takers, screen reading software’s and smartphones. For the winter 2022 session, he has been asked to teach the braille course IDV-6027 at Université de Montréal to future Vision Rehabilitation Specialists. As a person who has been totally blind since birth, Josué understands the difficulties faced by his clients and aims to guide them to find the right tools to gain their independence.
Josué Coudé