The Salient Features Dictionary is based on the work of Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy and can be used to help children with CVI (cortical visual impairment) to recognize distinctive information about something in order to be able to identify it.
This documentary from BBC Scotland explores cerebral visual impairment (CVI), with interviews with people affected by it, as well as an ophthalmologist and Prof. Gordon Dutton.
Yoga activities are a fun way to incorporate literacy skills for students who are blind, deafblind, visually impaired, Autistic, including those with multiple disabilities or other special needs.
Volunteer service can be a helpful way to provide materials and support to students with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ideas to promote fire safety with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with CVI. Includes tips to adapt fire safety information in different formats.
Krista is the Lead Teacher of the Visually Impaired for a large school district in Kentucky with over 20 years of experience teaching students with disabilities. She has also taught students with moderate to severe disabilities at the elementary and middle school ages, as well as, preschool special education.
I am a TVI who has spent a long career in the Chicago suburbs. I can’t choose just one part of this job that I most enjoy; but currently CVI and VI with additional disabilities are my areas of focus.
Katie Chiaratti is a stay-at-home mom to two sweet boys, Teddy (age 8, with CVI and cerebral palsy) and Henry (age 2, climbing monster and giver of gray hairs). She has a BA in child development, a teaching credential, and a masters in education.
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Peg is a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) working at Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) in Connecticut for over 20 years, specializing in young children, ages birth to five. Peg is a Perkins-Roman CVI endorsee.
