Tips and ideas to promote writing skills with students who have visual impairments with additional disabilities or deafblindness. Broaden the definition of “writing” through collaborative storytelling and creative play.
Ellen Cadigan Mazel, Director of CVI Research and Development at Perkins School for the Blind, offers suggestions for creating accessible literacy materials for children w/ CVI (cortical/cerebral visual impairment) beyond reducing background clutter.
Tips on using Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (SOLOM) to inform instruction for English learners who are blind or visually impaired
I am a teacher of the visually impaired currently working in Bastrop Independent School District in Texas.
Hi my name is Lydia, I am a Teacher of the Visually Impaired at BESB. I live in West Hartford, CT and I cover the greater Hartford area. I was hired in October of 2022 at BESB and this is my first position as a TVI.
Kathi Garza is a TVI and an Early Childhood consultant in the Outreach Department at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She has worked in the classroom with students who have visual impairments and complex access needs, as well as in Short-Term and Summer Programs.