Course Author: Stephen G Whittaker, Ph.D., OT, CLVT, SCLV
Course author, Stephen G. Whittaker, was a practicing
occupational therapist and certified low vision therapist at MossRehab in
Philadelphia. Steve has been involved
in low vision rehabilitation for over 40 years as a researcher, educator and
practitioner. He served as member of the
low vision expert committee of the Academy for Certification of Vision
Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (www.ACVREP.com). He has numerous scientific publications, has
received grants from The National Eye Institute, NASA and lectures internationally. With a doctorate in experimental psychology
and post- doctoral training in visual neurophysiology, Dr Whittaker began
researching eye movement anomalies associated with macular degeneration at the
Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University) where he served as a
researcher and educator for 20 years.
His book, Whittaker, SG, Scheiman, M. Sokol-McKay, D. Low
Vision Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists (Slack,
2016) still describes the state of the art in evidence=-based practice. His Webinar series has been used for several
years as the core curriculum for the new therapists from VisionLoss
Rehabilitation/ CNIB in Canada . Search:
Stephen G. Whittaker