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RECC Domain Results: 140 items found
Title	Author	Domain	Category	Problem?
2015 Guidelines and Standards for Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Planning, Instructional Support, Program Planning, Programming, Reference	Report a problem!
Description: "The primary purpose of this document is to provide decision-makers with a set of guidelines and standards by which they can determine the quality of their programs serving students with visual impairments."
A Paraprofessional's Handbook for Working with Students Who Are Visually Impaired (1997) (Cost)	C. Miller & N. Levack	MIVI, Professional Resources	Paraprofessional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This book defines the paraprofessional's unique role in providing educational programming to students with visual impairments.
A Teacher's Guide to the Special Educational Needs of Blind and Visually Handicapped Children(1982) (Cost)	S. Mangold	Professional Resources	Instructional Development, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This books presents a curriculum and teaching techniques designed to foster positive growth and development in visually handicapped students. Chapters cover braille and aural reading, science and art, low-vision functioning and aids, science, communication, self-esteem, sex education, concept development, nonacademic skills, and secondary school needs.
ACVREP - Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Educational Professionals	N/A	O&M, Professional Resources	Resources	Report a problem!
Description: ACVREP is a professional organization dedicated to Certified Low Vision Therapists, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists. Subsections of the website include information about the certification process, re-certification, and continuing education opportunities.
Administrators' Toolbox for Visual Impairments: A Collection of Resources to Support Programs for Students with Visual Impairments (2013)	KC Dignan & C. Cowan	Professional Resources	Administrative Support, Caseload Analysis	Report a problem!
Description: This is a resource specifically for administrators to use when hiring VI related professionals, analyzing caseloads, and evaluating programs for students with visual impairments.
AER (Association of Educators and Rehabilitators of the Blind and Visually Impaired)	N/A	Professional Resources	Professional Contacts	Report a problem!
Description: Professional organization for educators and rehabilitation professionals of children and adults with visual impairments.
AER - Itinerant Personnel Division	N/A	Professional Resources	Caseload Analysis, Professional Contacts	Report a problem!
Description: The Itinerant Personnel Division of AER is dedicated to promoting quality itinerant education to students with visual impairments.
AERNet Listserv	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support, Intervention, Listserv, Professional Contacts, Professional Resources	Report a problem!
Description: This is a listserv available to AERBVI members interested in trends and issues related to serving the blind and visually impaired.
All Blind Children of Texas	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Family Resources, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: From their website, "All Blind Children of Texas works to assess the educational opportunities of blind students in Texas and help provide programs, services and materials that fill in the gaps in both core and expanded curricular areas."
American Foundation for the Blind Bookstore (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Professional Books	Report a problem!
Description: This website provides AFB's most current on-line catalog.
American Printing House for the Blind Instructional Products Catalog & Parts Catalog (APH Quota)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Products	Report a problem!
Description: APH is the premiere vendor of materials used for instructing visually impaired students.(Many items available free of charge to local school districts through federal quota funds.)
American Thermoform Corp. (ATC) (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Adaptive Tools/Technology, Products, Tactile Graphics	Report a problem!
Description: Manufacturer of hardware, software, thermoform machines and consumable product for the production of braille and tactual graphics. They also carry low vision products.
APH: Federal Quota and Annual Registration	N/A	Professional Resources	Annual Registration, Instructional Aids/Materials	Report a problem!
Description: The Outreach Dept. provides information and forms for the requisition and return of materials through federal quota funds. In addition, information is given on how to perform a district's annual registration of VI students. (Texas Only)
Attainment Company (Cost)	N/A	MIVI, Professional Resources	Choice and Decision Making, Communication, Functional Skills, Products	Report a problem!
Description: Catalog of products, including assistive technology, for those with mild to severe cognitive impairments. (Not VI specific)
BANA - Braille Authority of North America	N/A	Professional Resources	Braille Production, Professional Resources, Tactile Graphics	Report a problem!
Description: BANA's purpose is to promote and facilitate braille production, instruction, and usage. The BANA website provides braille research, codebooks and guidelines, and position statement and fact sheets.
Benefits of Braille Instruction (English)	N/A	Professional Resources	ARD/IEP Meetings	Report a problem!
Description: This handout is for the ARD/IEP committee describing the benefits of braille instruction. (Texas students only)
Benefits of Braille Instruction (Spanish)	N/A	Professional Resources	ARD/IEP Meetings	Report a problem!
Description: This handout is for the ARD/IEP committee describing the benefits of braille instruction in Spanish. (Texas oriented)
Benefits of Orientation and Mobility/Bebeficios de la Orientacion y Movilidad (2009)	N/A	O&M, Professional Resources	Professional Resources	Report a problem!
Description: From the website, "The ability to move with confidence is critical to maximizing independence, regardless of age or existence of other disabilities. O&M helps children and adults develop and master the concepts and skills necessary to be able to safely and efficiently move within their world with confidence. Please feel free to download, print, reproduce and distribute this 1-page document. It can be shared at IEP meetings, when consulting with parents, or when working with team members."
Braille Instruction found via the Perkins Scout	N/A	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Braille Dictionaries/Reference Guides, Braille Production, Braille Publishers, Braille Writing, Braille/Print Books, Instructional Aids/Materials, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: Here is a web-based collection of information for braille instructors with countless links to resources available.
Can Do! Series (Cost)	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: This is a series of 11 DVDs for those working with young children with visual impairments. It is also parent friendly. DVDs can be purchased separately or as a set.
Characteristics of Types of Service for Infants with Visual Impairments	S. Shafer	Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Childhood Intervention, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: This webpage from TSBVI Outreach defines direct and consult services for infants with visual impairments.
Children with Disabilities, 7th Edition (2012) (Cost)	Batshaw, Perret & Roisen	MIVI, Professional Resources	Professional Books	Report a problem!
Description: Children with Disabilities is a reference book written to provide individuals who care for children with developmental disabilities information about etiologies, treatments, and outcomes of many conditions.
College and University Programs	N/A	Professional Resources	University Preparation Programs	Report a problem!
Description: This listing indicates colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and other countries offering courses in education and rehabilitation of people who are visually impaired, deafblind, or have multiple disabilities.
Consent for Release of Confidential Information from the Registration of Students with Visual Impairments and Students with Deafblindness	N/A	Professional Resources	Consent Forms	Report a problem!
Description: This form is required to be included in all eligibility folders of students idenfied as visually impaired or deafblind. (Texas oriented)
Considerations for Low Vision Students in a Classroom	E. Rao	Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: Written for the general educator, this handout provides short and concise information regarding instruction of the low vision student.
Cooperative Efforts with Families in Educating Children with Visual Impairments (2013)	V. Hart & K. Ferrell	Family Resources, Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children defining the partnership role of families and professionals involved in the education of students with visual impairments.
Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Visual Impairments	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Support, Job Descriptions, Professional Contacts	Report a problem!
Description: This professional organization is dedicated to furthering quality education of students with disabilities. This division is for educators of students with visual impairments.
Determining Type and Amount of Services for Infants	S. Shafer	Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Caseload Analysis, Early Childhood Intervention	Report a problem!
Description: This instrument is used to determine the type and amount of service recommended for infants with visual impairments.
Dissertations in Blindness and Visual Impairment (1996-2008)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This website provides a list of dissertations in the area of education for the blind and visually impaired.
Documenting Modifications in the IEP for the Student with Deaf-Blindness	R. Blaha & K. Moss	Deafblind, Professional Resources	IEP Prep	Report a problem!
Description: Two leading specialists in the area of deafblindness gives suggestions for documenting modifications for students with deafblindness. Areas included are altering assignments, adapting instruction and materials, managing behavior, and managing assistive technology.
Early Intervention Listserv	N/A	Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Childhood Intervention, Listserv	Report a problem!
Description: This is a listserv for professionals working with young children with visual impairments and their families. Send a request to email provided in order to subscribe. E-mail: pbd@u.arizona.edu
Early Transition Memorandum of Understanding	N/A	Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Childhood Intervention	Report a problem!
Description: Memorandum of Understanding between the Texas LEAs and the Early Childhood Intervention Agency regarding the services for AI and VI children ages birth through two. (Texas only)
ECC Essentials: Teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum to Students with Visual Impairments (2015) (Cost)	C. Allman, S. Lewis & S. Spungin	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Instructional Development, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: From the publisher's website: "ECC Essentials is the first comprehensive book for teachers working to meet the unique learning needs of their students with visual impairments. It focuses on the education of children and adolescents in the expanded core curriculum by providing the rationale, suggestions, and strategies necessary to implement instruction. ECC Essentials gives teachers a road map for helping their students achieve success in school and life."
Education of Students who are Gifted and Visually Impaired (2013)	S. Omdal, et al.	Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children defining the education of the gifted visually impaired student.
Education Service Centers of Texas	N/A	Professional Resources	Family Resources, Instructional Support, Professional Contacts	Report a problem!
Description: This site provides the addresses and phone numbers of all 20 educational service centers in Texas. It also includes the VI Consultant for each center.
Educational Programming for Students who are Deafblind: Position Statement (2011)	Parker, McGinnity & Bruce	Deafblind, Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Children regarding the unique educational needs of students who are deafblind.
Eligibility Folders Checklist for Infants with Visual Impairments	Region 13	Professional Resources	Itinerant Issues, Professional Resources, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Checklist to help a TVI set up an eligibility folder. Just the essentials. (Texas Specific)
Eligibility Folders Checklist for Students with Deafblindess	Region 13	Professional Resources	Itinerant Issues, Professional Resources, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Checklist to help a TVI set up an eligibility folder. Just the essentials. (Texas Specific)
Eligibility Folders Checklist for Students with Visual Impairments	Region 13	Professional Resources	Itinerant Issues, Professional Resources, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Checklist to help a TVI set up an eligibility folder. Just the essentials. (Texas Specific)
Exceptional Teaching Aids (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Toys	Report a problem!
Description: This is a catalog of products specifically for teaching the visually impaired.
Expanded Core Curriculum Advocacy Forum	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Support, Itinerant Issues, Program Planning, Programming	Report a problem!
Description: From the website,"ECCadvocacy.org is a grassroots forum and a central resource and gateway to more information about the Expanded Core Curriculum, a curriculum that provides students with the foundational skills they need to access the core curriculum and achieve independence throughout their lives."
Expanded Core Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments (ECC) Resources for Evaluation and Instruction (2016) (Cost)	D. Sewell & A. Adkins	Professional Resources	Instructional Development, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: From the website, "This document is a compilation of resources for both evaluation & instruction in all areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC). It is divided into sections for each of the nine areas. Each ECC section has a set of charts that includes:Evaluation Tools, Instructional Materials, & General Information. In addition to the printed copy of these resources, a flashdrive is included that will enable you to link directly to the websites (for additional details)& ordering information.
Expansion of the Role of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments: Providing for Students Who Also Have Severe/Multiple Disabilities (2007)	R. Silberman & S. Sacks	MIVI, Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) explaining the role of the TVI who instructs the MIVI student.
Fork in the Road Low Vision Simulators (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Education the General Public, Inservice for Teachers and Administrators, Simulators	Report a problem!
Description: The goal of Fork in the Road is to educate the public about low vision. A wide variety of low vision simulators are available for purchase. A list of in-service ideas and suggestions are also included.
Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives, 2nd. Edition (2010) (Cost)	A. Corn & J. Erin, Eds.	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Instructional Strategies, Low Vision, Low Vision Device Training, Low Vision Devices, Program Planning, Vision Efficiency Skills, Vision Efficiency Training, Visual Efficiency and Functioning	Report a problem!
Description: The editors of this book discuss thoroughly assessment and support for persons with low vision of all ages.
Fred's Head Blog	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This website provides tips, tutorials, articles, and information for those who are visually impaired and those who work with them.
Future Aids: Braille SuperStore	N/A	Professional Resources	Braille/Print Books, Toys	Report a problem!
Description: A virtual bookstore that contains thousands of braille titles. Also, it sells various low vision and blindness related products such as timekeeping pieces, housewares, low vision products, and more.
Guidelines for Classroom Observation	C. Miller	Professional Resources	Student Observation	Report a problem!
Description: These guidelines provide assistance in what to document or watch for in the environment and during the activity or task that a visually impaired student is performing during the observation.
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Braille Literacy for the Sighted, Communication, Family Resources, Learning Nemeth Code, Libraries, Resources, Training and Tutorials	Report a problem!
Description: Tuition free correspondent courses available to students, parents, family members, etc. for instruction in areas specific to visual impairments, including braille, independent living, and assistive technology, just to name a few.
Hearing Quick Check	N/A	Deafblind, Professional Resources	Hearing Related	Report a problem!
Description: Hearing Quick Check is a list of items a TVI can review to help identify students at risk for hearing loss or who currently experience hearing loss.
HOPE - Home and Family Oriented Program Essentials (Cost)	N/A	Assessment, Professional Resources	Development, Development-Communication, Early Intervention, Hearing Related	Report a problem!
Description: Shop online for Instructional materials for service providers and families of young children with disabilities.
Identifying Vision and Hearing Problems in Infants with Disabilities (2011)	D. Chen	Deafblind, Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Intervention, Hearing Related	Report a problem!
Description: A leading professional in the area of early intervention for visually impaired infants discusses areas that should be addressed when determining the need for early intervention in the areas of hearing and vision loss.
Independent Living Aids (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Family Resources, Instructional Aids/Materials, Low Vision Devices, Low Vision Solutions, Products, Toys	Report a problem!
Description: Catalog of products promoting independence of people with visual impairments.
Infant Assessment/IFSP/Materials Worksheet	S. Shafer	Assessment, Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Childhood Intervention, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: A worksheet to help TVIs determine assessment tools to use, IFSP objectives and materials that will need to be used during lessons.
Infant Teacher of the Visually Impaired Roles and Responsibilities	S. Shafer & D. Sewell	Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Childhood Intervention	Report a problem!
Description: This document lists the roles and responsibilities for TVIs when working with infants who are visually impaired.
Information about the Deafblind Child Count (2017)	N/A	Deafblind, Professional Resources	Annual Registration	Report a problem!
Description: This part of the TSBVI website provides information regarding the annual registration of children with a documented or suspected hearing loss and vision loss in the state of Texas.
International Journal of Orientation and Mobility (Cost)	N/A	O&M, Professional Resources	Professional Resources	Report a problem!
Description: From their homepage, "The International Journal of Orientation & Mobility (IJOM) is a peer-reviewed journal that explores issues and contributes new knowledge to the field of Orientation & Mobility (O&M) (including Dog Guide Mobility). The IJOM seeks to strengthen dialog within the O&M field around the world and to facilitate communication among instructors and service providers from a variety of cultural backgrounds."
Introduction to Braille Mathematics Based on The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, 1972 (APH Quota)	H. Roberts, B. Krebs & B. Taffet	Math, Professional Resources	Learning Nemeth Code, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: This book has been designed as an easily assimilated presentation of the special symbols and complex rules and procedures laid down in the Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation. The homework exercises in this manual are designed to prepare certified literary braillists for the Library of Congress examination leading to certification in braille mathematics transcribing.
Itinerant Teaching: Tricks of the Trade for Teachers and Visually Impaired Students, Second Edition (Cost)	J.E. Olmstead	Professional Resources	Documenting Progress, Inservice for Teachers and Administrators, Instructional Strategies, Itinerant Issues	Report a problem!
Description: This book, written by an itinerant TVI, contains tips on the challenges of working in the itinerant service model. Examples include organizing materials and times, scheduling, working in teams, traveling, negotiating varying school environments, and dealing with diverse caseloads.
Job Descriptions for VI Professionals and Paraprofessionals	N/A	Professional Resources	Job Descriptions	Report a problem!
Description: This is a list of job descriptions for TVIs, COMS, braillists, and paraprofessionals that can be used by school districts when creating job postings.
JVIB (Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness) Subject Index for Articles (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This is a current list of articles available for download, indexed by subject area.
JVIB CE Program	N/A	O&M, Professional Resources	Professional Resources	Report a problem!
Description: AFB and ACVREP have joined together to allow professionals to earn CEUs by reading articles found in the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.
Knowledge and Skills for Teachers of the Visually Impaired Supervising The Work of Paraeducators (Cost)	S. Lewis & A. Mackenzie	Professional Resources	Paraprofessional Support	Report a problem!
Description: From JVIB abstract: "Teachers of students with visual impairments and paraeducators who work with students with visual impairments were surveyed to determine if previous research related to the competencies needed by teachers who supervise paraeducators applied to this subset of special educators. Both groups confirmed the importance of the competencies, but identified differences in their demonstration by teachers of students with visual impairments."
Large Print Suppliers and Publishers	N/A	Professional Resources	Accessible Books, Large Print Books, Recreational Reading	Report a problem!
Description: Here is a list of publishing companies that provide large print books, sell and/or enlarge books for a fee.
Learning Ally	N/A	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Accessible Books, Audio Books	Report a problem!
Description: This national library provides free downloadable books to students with a qualifying print disability. Textbooks are available for Texas students.
Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process	N/A	Professional Resources	Eligibility	Report a problem!
Description: This on-line guide for educators in Texas provides a breakdown of the rules and regulations mandated by law. (Texas Only)
Links to Vision Related Web Sites	N/A	Professional Resources	Reference	Report a problem!
Description: This site provides countless links to sites related to visual impairments.
Low Vision: Access to Print (2013)	L. Gardner & A. Corn	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children supporting the use of standard print with low vision devices.
LRS Large Print Reproductions (Cost)	N/A	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Accessible Books, Instructional Aids/Materials, Large Print Books, Recreational Reading	Report a problem!
Description: This company can enlarge books in black and white or color.
LS&S Group (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Family Resources, Instructional Aids/Materials, Low Vision Devices, Low Vision Solutions	Report a problem!
Description: This is a catalog of products promoting independence of people with visual impairments.
Making Evaluation Meaningful (2006) (Cost)	M. Loftin	Assessment, Professional Resources	Functional Vision Evaluation, Learning Media Assessment, Parent Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Written for the diagnostician, the TVI, and the parent, this book provides guidelines on specialized and standardized testing for students with visual impairments. Case studies are provided in areas that may be difficult to discern.
Materials in Spanish for Families of and Interventionists Serving Young Children Who are Blind, Visually Impaired and Deafblind (2000)	N/A	Deafblind, Family Resources, Professional Resources	Spanish Language Aids	Report a problem!
Description: This article provides an exhaustive list of materials in Spanish for those serving deafblind and/or visually impaired students and families who speak the language.
Memo Regarding Clarification and The ARD/IEP Supplement	N/A	Professional Resources	ARD/IEP Meetings	Report a problem!
Description: This question was directed to Mary Murrell, Texas Vision Consultant, concerning the correct way to respond to page 1 of the ARD Supplement under the topic "Plans and arrangements for contacts with and continuing services to the student beyond regular school hours." (Texas only)
Memo To Principals Regarding the Role of the TVI	N/A	Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: This memo defines the needs and services that the student with visual impairments may require on the home campus.
Memo To The Classroom Teacher Regarding Students Using A Monocular	N/A	Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: A monocular is defined and suggestions are given.
Michigan's Orientation and Mobility Severity Rating Scale	N/A	O&M, Professional Resources	Caseload Analysis	Report a problem!
Description: This scale defines criteria and lists guidelines for assessing a student to determine his or her O&M needs. It uses a point system to determine how many times a week a student with a visual impairment needs O&M instruction.
National Agenda	N/A	Professional Resources	Programming	Report a problem!
Description: This grassroots organization has developed goals for the improvement of education of students with visual impairments in the United States.
National Braille Press (Cost)	N/A	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Braille Publishers, Braille/Print Books, Play, Pre-Braille, Recreational Reading, Sensory Training	Report a problem!
Description: Nonprofit braille printing and publishing house. It offers a braille book-of-the-month club for children ages preschool to 2nd grade as well as other programs for students and educators, including Great Expectations, "a new literacy program for blind kids".
National Eye Institute	N/A	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Education the General Public, Eye Anatomy and Function, Eye Conditions and Diseases, General Information, Syndromes/Diseases	Report a problem!
Description: NEI's mission is, "to conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind."
National Federation of the Blind, Publications	N/A	Professional Resources	Professional Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Catalog of mazazines, articles and books written with regards to world of blindness.
New VI Professional Home Page	N/A	Professional Resources	Scheduling	Report a problem!
Description: The New VI Professional Home Page includes a calendar of tasks for the new VI professional, which breaks down task to be completed by month. August is particularly helpful given the busy start of the school year.
NoIR Medical Technologies (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Low Vision Solutions	Report a problem!
Description: This company makes protective eyewear that is used by visually impaired consumers.
Notes for Itinerant Teachers About the Beginning of School	E. Rao	Professional Resources	Itinerant Issues	Report a problem!
Description: This document is full of suggestions for helping the TVI stay organized with all the tasks that need to be completed before the new school year begins.
Ophthalmology Made Ridiculously Simple (Cost)	S.Goldberg	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Eye Anatomy and Function, Family Resources, Visual Efficiency and Functioning	Report a problem!
Description: Easy to read explanation of vision and anatomy of the eyes.
Optelec (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Low Vision Devices, Low Vision Solutions, Products, Technology, Toys	Report a problem!
Description: Catalog of products promoting independence for the visually impaired consumer plus materials for the vision professional.
Orientation and Mobility Division - AER	N/A	O&M, Professional Resources	Professional Contacts, Professional Resources	Report a problem!
Description: The Orientation and Mobility Division of AER is dedicated to promoting quality Orientation and Mobility instruction for students and clients with visual impairments.
Outreach Department of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Support, Professional Resources, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: The TSBVI Outreach Department offers services which include consultation visits to local school districts and information regarding students with visual impairments. Link explains resources and services available. (Texas only)
Perkins Scout	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources		Report a problem!
Description: The Perkins Scout is an on-line clearinghouse of information relating to visual impairment and blindness.
Physical Education for Students and Youth with Visual Impairments (2012)	L. Tutt & B. Brasher	Physical Education, Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council for Exceptional Children supporting (sometimes adaptive) physical education for students with visual impairments
Pinterest	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Planning, Instructional Support, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. With a simple search, one can look for endless ideas related to serving students with visual impairments collected and pinned by other TVIs and COMS and parents. Particularly useful for lesson ideas with visual examples.
Power of the Heart: A Parent Involvement Story (1987) (Cost)	M. Boethel & D. Rudin	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Family Resources, Training and Tutorials	Report a problem!
Description: Awareness and training tool for parents, service providers, and students, designed to find effective ways of working with one another, includes facilitator manual. Also available in Spanish.
Preschool Children with Visual Impairments (1991)	V. Bishop	Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Reference	Report a problem!
Description: Introductory guide for Early Childhood teachers who have a student with a visual impairment.
Professional Preparation and Certification of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (2013)	J. Erin, et al.	Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Children upon the need for specific training for those who will teach students with visual impairments.
Publications Catalog from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Cost)	N/A	Assessment, Professional Resources	Curricula, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: Catalog of books, curricula and kits for professionals who serve students with visual impairments and those with additional disabilities.
Q&A: Functionally Blind	M. Murrell	MIVI, Professional Resources	Eligibility	Report a problem!
Description: Marty Murrell, TEA's former Vision Consultant, answers a teacher's question regarding the use of the term with MIVI students. (Texas Only)
Quality Programming for the Visually Impaired (QPVI)	N. Toelle	Professional Resources	Caseload Analysis, Instructional Support, Itinerant Issues, Job Descriptions	Report a problem!
Description: QPVI stands for Quality Programs for Students with Visual Impairments. The goal of QPVI is to improve student outcomes through the creation of high quality educational programs for each student. The website provides information about the process and examples of implementation sites.
Questions to Consider When Determining Level of Adult Support	G. Jackson & J. Yingling	Professional Resources	Paraprofessional Support	Report a problem!
Description: A list of questions that will help teams determine if and when an adult support staff is needed and warranted. (Not VI specific) E-mail: julprause@hotmail.com
Resources for Unified English Braille (UEB)	N/A	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Braille Dictionaries/Reference Guides, Braille Production	Report a problem!
Description: Region 10 ESC provides an expanded list of resources to help TVIs and braille transcriptionists implement the UEB code.
Role and Function of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (2013)	S. Spungin & K. Ferrell	Professional Resources	CEC, Itinerant Issues, Job Descriptions	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children explaining the expanding role and duties of the TVI.
Role of the Orientation and Mobility Teacher in the Public Schools (2015)	N. Griffin Shirley, et. al	O&M, Professional Resources	CEC, Job Descriptions	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division On Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children defining the role of the orientation and mobility specialist.
Sensory Perspectives (Cost)	SKI-HI Institutute	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Eye Conditions and Diseases, Hearing Related, Professional Resources, Resources, Training and Tutorials	Report a problem!
Description: Description: From the website, "This excellent interactive 2-disk DVD set addresses sensory loss related to deafness, blindness, and deafblindness. The program includes information on sensory loss and simulations of different types of hearing, vision, and combined vision and hearing losses."
Short-Term Program Classes at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired	N/A	Professional Resources		Report a problem!
Description: Short-Term Programs at TSBVI range from three to five days in length and offer intensive, individual, narrowly focused training for students in Expanded Core Curricular areas as well as areas designed to support students' needs in academic subjects such as math and science. (Texas specific)
Six Tips for Explaining Colors to a Blind Child	D. Kent	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Development	Report a problem!
Description: This article provides six great reasons that blind and visually impaired children must learn about color. Social connections, object connections and emotional connections are all part of how color fits into our world.
SKI-HI Institute (Cost)	N/A	Deafblind, Professional Resources	Communication, Development, Development of Vision, Development-Communication, Early Childhood Intervention, Family Resources, Instructional Aids/Materials, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support, Sensory Training, Vision Efficiency Training	Report a problem!
Description: SKI-HI produces materials for those who serve deaf, blind, and deafblind infants and young children. Their catalog has an array of videos, books, activity sheets and parent information.
State-Wide Calendar of Training Events	N/A	Professional Resources		Report a problem!
Description: This calendar includes training events for the current school year related to visual impairments and deafblindness. For a listing of TSBVI sponsored webinars, TETN broadcasts, or workshops you may also use the navigation links under the Training Menu to the left of your screen.
Student Assessment Division of TEA (Texas Education Agency)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Writing Skills	Report a problem!
Description: Location of STARR tests for all levels and all subjects (Texas Only).
Student-Centered Educational Placement Decisions: The Meaning, Interpretation, and Application of Least Restrictive Environment	K. Huebner & A. J. Koenig	Professional Resources	CEC, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children explaining the need for a multitude of educational placement options in order to achieve least restrictive environment.
Summer Programs Available at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (2017)	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources, Recreation and Leisure		Report a problem!
Description: TSBVI offers summer programs that provide students with instruction in all areas of the ECC. (Texas students only)
TEA Student Assessment Accommodation Resources	N/A	Assessment, Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Standardized Testing	Report a problem!
Description: Guidelines for using modifications and accomodations with special education students for standardized testing (STAAR)
Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments: A Resource Guide (1997) (Cost)	M. Smith & N. Levack	MIVI, Professional Resources	Anatomy, Education the General Public	Report a problem!
Description: This book offers best practices for VI certified teachers serving students with visual and multiple impairments.
Teaching Students With Visual Impairments	D. Kuna	Professional Resources	Education the General Public, Professional Resources, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: A short presentation intended for the general public that explains different types of visual acuities. It defines blindness, functional blindness and gives tips for the general education teacher. Aimed towards a higher level classroom setting, although first few slides would apply to anyone instructing a student with a visual impairment.
Teaching Visually Impaired Children. 3rd Edition (Cost)	V. E. Bishop	Professional Resources	General Information, Instructional Development, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: This book is a comprehensive resource for the classroom teacher who is working with a visually impaired child as well as a systematic overview of education for the specialist in visual disabilities.
Teaching Visually Impaired Students	C. Willings	Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: An excellent, on-line resource for all of those involved with the education of students with visual impairments. Topics are wide and include the ECC, teacher ideas, a forum, assistive technology and much, much more.
Terminology (regarding Special Education) (2001)	D. Barnes	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Resources	Report a problem!
Description: List of terms acronyms and definitions used with special education in the state of Texas.
Texas Deafblind Outreach Project	N/A	Deafblind, Family Resources, Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: The Texas Deafblind Project is funded by a federal grant to provide information and training about deafblindness to families and the professionals that work with them.
Texas Education Agency	N/A	Professional Resources	Resources	Report a problem!
Description: This website is home to TEA where one can find rules, regulations, forms, treads and issues in education along with issues with special education.
Texas SenseAbilities Newsletter and See/Hear Archives	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Family Resources, Instructional Support, Resources	Report a problem!
Description: A quarterly publication for instuctors and families of visually impaired children including those with deafblindness and multiple disabilities. It contains current and relevant information for various topics from school to community to home. (Downloadable)
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Blind Services	N/A	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Family Resources, Professional Resources, Vocational Education Training	Report a problem!
Description: Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provides in home and family support to consumers who qualify as legally blind. (TX Residents Only)
The Black Book of Colors (2008) (Cost)	M. Cottin & R. Farla	Family Resources, Professional Resources	Braille/Print Books, Siblings	Report a problem!
Description: This children's book characterizes a young blind girl asking her sister, 'What color is. . .?' The siblings has some wonderful responses which help visually impaired children see color.
The Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary (Cost)	A. J. Koenig & M. C. Holbrook	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Braille Dictionaries/Reference Guides, Instructional Aids/Materials, Reference	Report a problem!
Description: This dictionary provides braille transcriptions for more than 29,000 English words. It also provides syllable divisions to help maximize line usage. EBAE not UEB
The Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary UEB Edition (2016) (Cost)	M.C. Holbrook & F.M. D'Andrea	Compensatory/Access, Professional Resources	Braille Production	Report a problem!
Description: A great resource for those needing help with the transition from EBAE to UEB braille translation. This book if full of examples of usage and explanation of the change of rules in using UEB.
The Competencies, Roles, Supervision and Training Needs of Paraeducators Working with Students . . . (2010) (Cost)	S. Lewis & A. McKenzie	Professional Resources	Paraprofessional Support	Report a problem!
Description: Abstract: "Paraeducators who were employed by local school districts and residential schools for students with visual impairments were surveyed to determine if there are differences in their roles, training needs, and perceptions of supervisors' competencies. The paraeducators in local schools reported more training, the provision of less direct service, and greater supervision by more competent teachers of students with visual impairments than did their residential school counterparts."
The Need for Targeted Instruction in Independent Living Skills in the Curriculum of Students with Visual Impairments	S. Lewis	Independent Living, Professional Resources	CEC	Report a problem!
Description: Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children supporting more intensive instruction in the area of independent life skills.
The Role and Training of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairment (TSVIs) as a Special Educator & Why TSVIs Do Not Provide Vision Therapy Services	N/A	Professional Resources	Low Vision	Report a problem!
Description: The Low Vision Division of AERBVI presents a position paper explaining the job duties of CTVIs and how that does not include providing vision therapy for students.
Tips for Classroom Teachers with a Visually Impaired Student (2002)	E. Biggers	Professional Resources	Education the General Public	Report a problem!
Description: An excellent article written for the general education teacher who will have a student with a visual impairment in his/her classroom.
Tips For Scheduling Students	C. Cowan	Professional Resources	Scheduling	Report a problem!
Description: This information sheet provides tips for the TVI regarding the tasks of scheduling instruction for students.
Tips for Teachers of Braille Reading Students	RIM Project	Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: This document contains information for new general education teachers with a braille reader in their classroom.
To The Teacher of a Student with Low Vision	N/A	Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: This is a list of tips for having a low vision student in the general education classroom.
TSBVI's Required Information for Parents (Flyer) at ARD Meetings	N/A	Professional Resources	ARD/IEP Meetings, Parent Resources	Report a problem!
Description: General information describing services provided by TSBVI is given. This information must be supplied to parents/guardians at every annual ARD/IEP meeting. (Texas Only)
VI & O&M Mentor Program	N/A	Professional Resources	Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Description of program established to mentor TVIs and COMS with less than three years of experience. (Texas teachers only)
VI ARD Checklist	N/A	Deafblind, Professional Resources	ARD/IEP Meetings	Report a problem!
Description: This is a checklist of information which is needed at all ARD's, (ARD in Texas is the same as IEP meeting) initial and 3 year re-evaluations, initial ARDs and ARDs for the deafblind. (Texas specific)
VI Tech Share- To Help Share Technology Devices and Web Links	Blog Created by Vision Teachers in Rural West TX	Professional Resources	Instructional Development, Instructional Planning	Report a problem!
Description: The VI Tech Share houses links to a wide variety of resources. Categories include app websites, adapted books, resources for babies, curriculum for alternative teaching, resources for literacy, tactual books, social stories, homemade toy resources and play, assistive technology, books (digital, CDs, and audible), switch use, math, VI training, CVI, braille, and O&M.
Vision Listserv	N/A	Professional Resources	Listserv	Report a problem!
Description: An open forum for discussion of issues regarding education and rehabilitation of persons with blindness and visual impairments.
Visual Impairment In The Schools (2000)	R. Harley, et al.	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This book is provides an explanation of eye anatomy, eye conditions and how specific conditions affect a child's education.
Walters Low Vision Optics (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Low Vision Devices, Low Vision Solutions	Report a problem!
Description: This is a catalog of products for those with low vision. It includes monoculars and telescopes, computer aids and more.
When You Have a Visually Impaired Child in Your Classroom: Suggestions for Teachers (2001) (Cost)	S. Spungin (Ed.)	Professional Resources	Inservice for Teachers and Administrators	Report a problem!
Description: This pamphlet for is intended for general education teachers. It prepares them to teach a student with a visual impairment. Items discussed are technology, legislation and literacy.
When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom: A Guide for Paraeducators (2003) (Cost)	Rosotti & Shaw	Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Paraprofessional Support	Report a problem!
Description: Helpful tips for paraeducators are given in this small but friendly guide.
Your Eyes, 4th Edition (2004) (Cost)	T.H. Chalkley	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Eye Anatomy and Function, Resources, Vision	Report a problem!
Description: This is a great, simple resource book explaining the parts and functions of the eye. It is written for those who do not have a background in vision health.
YouTube TSBVI Video Channel	N/A	Math, Professional Resources	Instructional Aids/Materials, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: This is a youtube channel specifically dedicated to TSBVI. Short videos are presented on various topics relating to the instruction of the visually impaired.
Zimmerman Low Vision Simulation Kits (Cost)	N/A	Professional Resources, Vision and Visual Impairments	Education the General Public, Inservice for Teachers and Administrators, Simulators	Report a problem!
Description: Here is a kit for simulating various types of visual disabilities and varying degrees of vision loss. It is a great tool to use with teachers, parents and those working with students with visual impairments in order to provide for them a simulation of a particular type of vision loss.