Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision

B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed., CRC, CVRT
Director of Deafblind Programs

P.O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Campus Mailstop: 9741

Phone: (662) 325-2694
Fax: (662) 325-8989
E-mail: BJLeJeune@colled.msstate.edu

Education:

  • B.A., University of North Florida

  • M.Ed., University of Arkansas

  • A.B.D., Mississippi State University


    Professional Affiliations and Activities:

  • Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
  • Advisory Board for Caption Max, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Executive Director, CARE Ministries Inc.
  • American Association of Christian Counselors.
  • Task Force for the Improving the Education of Mississippi Children who are blind or have Low Vision.


    Research/Training Specialization:

  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
  • Certified Rehabilitation Teacher (CVRT)
  • Specialization in Deafblindness, Rehabilitation Teaching Brain Injury and Vision, Ethics and Aging with Sensory Loss


    Recent Publications:

  • Principal Investigator, Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss (NIDRR).

  • Project Director and Primary Instructor - Vision Specialist Program for Rehabilitation Counselors - U.S. Dept. of Education.
  • Principal Investigator, Program Evaluation for the Massachusetts BRIDGE Program. N.J. Senior Citizen Independent Living Project and Utah Older Blind Program.
  • LeJeune, B. J. (2006). Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss; Research Update. Deafblind Perspectives, Winter Issue.
  • McDonnall, M., & LeJeune, B. J. (2008). Employment Among Older Adults with combined hearing and vision loss. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 39(3), 3-9.
  • Moore, J. E., & LeJeune, B. J. (2008). Low Vision, OneLine International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation.
  • Steinman, B. A., LeJeune, B. J., & Kimbrough, B. T. (2006). Developmental stages of reading processes in children who are blind and sighted. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 100, 36 - 46.
  • Steinman, B. A., Kimbrough, B. H., Johnson, F., & LeJeune, B. J. (2004). Transferring standard English Braille skills to the Unified English Braille Code: A pilot study. Review 36(3).
  • LeJeune, B. J., Capella, M., & Mascia, J. (2004). Enhancing the Rehabilitation Experience for Seniors with Hearing and Vision Loss.
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