Darlene Daniels, M.S. is a Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) and Orientation and Mobility Specialist and former Deafblind consultant for Columbia Regional Program in Portland, Oregon. Darlene has been a TVI for 12 years. She also holds credentials in teaching strategies for students who are blind/VI with multiple disabilities in the sensorimotor stage of development. Darlene has worked in the field of Special education for over 32 years in various capacities. 19 years as a Research Associate for Design to Learn Projects working on development of the Communication Matrix and other research related work.