Visual Impairment Services

  • Who Provides Services For Students With Vision Impairments?

    A Teacher of the Visually Impaired with:

    • a degree in special or general education
    • certification in vision impairments
    • specialized training in Braille and technology

    An Orientation And Mobility Specialist (O&M) With:

    • a degree in a related field
      (i.e., Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Rehabilitation Teaching Low Vision Specialist)
    • completion of all O & M core curricula
    • one year of full-time experience in O & M

    A Braille Transcriber With:

    • Braille Instruction from the National Library of Congress
    • specialized training in Nemeth (math) Braille code
    • training in creating tactile maps, mathematical graphs and pictorial graphics
    • ongoing training of Braille production technology

     

    Where Are Vision Services Provided?

    • General Education Classroom
    • Special Education Classrooms
    • Homes
    • Daycare Centers
    • Cafeterias
    • Gyms
    • Playgrounds
    • Grocery Stores
    • Community
    • Job Sites
     
     
    If you have a child with impaired vision, please contact your home campus or Nancy Benham in the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Special Education Department for more information on services that your child may be eligible to receive.