Visual Impairment

The Special Education Component for Visually Impaired (VI) is designed to provide technical assistance, training, and other related support services to regional programs serving identified students with visual impairment ages birth to 22 years. Assistance can be provided in program planning, assessment and implementation related to students with visual impairments. This includes facilitation of regional planning, TEA VI and deafblind registration, textbook and APH materials acquisition, instructional strategies, materials modifications, and staff development.
National Professional Associations
Guide Dog Schools
Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss.
Leader Dog’s programs give people the tools, skills and confidence to travel independently.
We train Seeing Eye dogs to guide blind people, instruct blind people in their proper use, handling, and care, and conduct and support research on canine health and development.
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Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss.
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Leader Dog’s programs give people the tools, skills and confidence to travel independently.
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We train Seeing Eye dogs to guide blind people, instruct blind people in their proper use, handling, and care, and conduct and support research on canine health and development.
Braille Resources
The mission of the Braille Authority of North America is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.
Braille resources including tutorials for teachers; information on braille code and transcription; tactile graphic production and braille products; and information on braille instruction and curriculum including Nemeth code.
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The mission of the Braille Authority of North America is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.
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Braille resources including tutorials for teachers; information on braille code and transcription; tactile graphic production and braille products; and information on braille instruction and curriculum including Nemeth code.