Visual Impairment, Including Blindness COVID-19 Resources

Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI) - Sound Bites

Tanni Anthony will be providing Sound Bites for the 2023-2024 school year. Sound Bites provides opportunities for personnel trained to work with learners with visual impairments, including blindness to gather once a month for professional learning and conversations on improving educational assessment and programmatic practices.

Some sessions will be restricted to teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs).

September 13, 2023 - Update for Eligibility Criteria for Visual Impairment, Including Blindness
October 4 - Strategies/Resources-Nemeth/UEB for Math/Science
November 8 - Middle School Students with BVI Accessing Technology
December 13 - Topic to be Determined

January 24, 2024 - Executive Functioning Needs for Students with BVI
February 21 -College Prep Considerations for Students with BVI
March 13 - Topic to be Determined
April 10 - Topic to be Determined

All participants must register no later than two weeks in advance for each training/conversation event.

Overview

We are committed to supporting schools and families while in-person learning has been suspended and have gathered materials to assist in the remote instruction of students with visual impairment, including blindness. Consistent with our mission, we are providing evidence-based practices and supports from national, state and local groups. These shared resources do not serve as CDE guidance for delivering services remotely.

Accessibility

Remote Teaching/Supports

VI/Blindness Populations

Browse Resources for Learning at Home

The following resources are offered for consideration during the time of remote instruction due to COVID-19. This list does not comprehensively cover all possible resources. The listed resources are provided for information only. The Colorado Department of Education does not endorse, represent, or warrant the accuracy or reliability of any information, content, services, or other materials provided by these educational service providers. Any reliance upon any information, content, materials, products, services or vendors included on or found through this listing shall be at the user's discretion.

Accessibility

Apps

Alternative media

Braille

Described / Captioned

Described and Captioned Media Program

Screen Readers

Visual Impairment, Including Blindness -General Accessibility

Remote Teaching/Supports

General Resources

Home Activities

Lesson Plans Examples

O&M Lesson Plans and Resources

Specially Designed Instruction

Specific VIB Populations

Students with Additional Disabilities

Students with Deaf-Blindness

Students with Cortical/ Cerebral Visual Impairment

CVI Virtual Learning/Apps

CVI Lesson Plans

For more information, please contact:

Tanni Anthony
Phone: (303) 503-4647
Email Tanni Anthony

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