Special Education

Education Careers Working with Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired

• Braillist

  • 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)

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