Special Education

Blind/Low Vision:

Information for Education Careers, Families, and Activities

 

Education Careers Working with Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired

• Braillist

  • Braillist's Pledge of Professional Ethics (PDF)

  • Paraeducator of Students with Visual Impairments (PDF)

  • CDE-Certified Braillist (PDF)

  • Nationally Certified Braillist (PDF)

• Braille Textbook Transcriber

• Certified Teacher in the Area of Visual Impairments (TVI)

  • Definition and Role of a TVI (PDF)

  • Role and Function of a TVI, CEC DVI Position Paper (PDF)

  • Expansion of the Role of the TVI, CEC DVI Position Paper (PDF)

• Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)

  • Orientation and Mobility

• Licensure information in Colorado

  • Colorado licensure requirements for the Special Education Specialist: Visually impaired, for Ages Birth through 21: can be found on pages 90-97 on the following link to the Rules for the Administration of the Educator Licensing Act of 1991(PDF)

  • Licensure Information for Colorado Teachers Certified in Visual Impairment (TVI) and Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&MS)  (PDF)

• University of Northern Colorado Teacher Training Program in Blindness/Low Vision, which includes coursework in Orientation and Mobility
   

• UNC Program TVI and O&M Training Program (PDF)

Information for Families of Children and Youth with Blindness/Low Vision

• Family Centered Practices (CEC DVI Position Paper) (PDF)

• Specialized Services for Children Birth to Three: Clarifying Colorado Part C System Procedures for Children with Sensory Disabilities, April 2004 (PDF) and the Vision and Hearing Memo dated October 31, 2007 (DOC)

• CDE Sponsors the Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Conferences, which are family centered conferences designed to offer support, information, and education to parents and professionals.

• The Educational Rights of Parents (English) and Derechos Educacionales de los Padres (en Espaņol)

CDE Sponsored or Co-Sponsored Activities Related to Blindness/Low Vision

• Regional Low Vision Evaluation Clinics:  Five clinics are sponsored in the western, southern, metro, and northern areas of the state. Paperwork for the clinic for the 2011-12 year includes:

  • LVEC Welcome 2011-2012 (PDF)

  • Purchase Policy for Low Vision Devices  (PDF)

  • Eye Doctor Form  (PDF)

  • Parent and TVI Form  (PDF)

  • Site Coordinator Checklist (PDF)
     

• What's Happening Out There (WHOT) Newsletter

  • August-September, 2011 (PDF)

  • October, 2011 (PDF)

  • November-December, 2011 (PDF)

  • January-February, 2012 (PDF)

  • March-April, 2012 (PDF)

  • May 2012 (PDF)

For more information about services for students who are blind or have low vision in Colorado, please contact:

Tanni Anthony
Phone: (303) 866-6681

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