Amy Scepaniak

District 2 (Representing AR, DK (North and South), IA, KS, LA, MB, MO, NE, OK, SK, TX)

Amy Scepaniak, M.S., TSVI, COMS®, CLVT® has been employed by the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Center for Disabilities as the DeafBlind Project Director for 3 years.  Amy started her career as a HS Special Education Teacher, then spent 27 years at the SD School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, working as an Outreach Vision Consultant, Low Vision Specialist (CLVT®) and Orientation and Mobility Instructor (COMS®). Amy graduated from Northern State University with a degree in Special Education and Teacher of the Visually Impaired.  She attended the University of Northern Colorado and received a Certification in Orientation and Mobility in 2000.  She received her master’s degree in Low Vision Rehabilitation from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Salus University) in 2004.  Most recently she became endorsed in Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) in 2019.  Amy is an Adjunct Instructor for Northern State University SPED Visual Impairment Master’s Program.