Blind/Visually Impaired

Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Deafblind, Early Childhood

Early Childhood Coaching Handbook 2025: Fall Session

Book study that teaches coaching strategies for educational staff working with parents of students who are DHH/VI.

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Blind/Visually Impaired, Deafblind

Teaching Assistive Technology Within Other ECC Areas: Expanded Core Curriculum

In this session, Dr. Yue-Ting (Ting) Siu, TVI/COMS, discusses the importance of Assistive Technology (AT) for students with visual impairments. She gives a timeline along with various examples of how to incorporate AT into everyday tasks and make utilizing AT fun and educational.

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Blind/Visually Impaired

Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments- Print

Literacy media to support parents of students with visual impairments.

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Blind/Visually Impaired

Braille and Print - Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments

Literacy media to support parents of students with visual impairments.

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State Guidance, Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Child Find, Evaluation

Sensory Impairments and Specific Learning Disabilities

TEA's FAQ regarding evaluating a student with a sensory impairment for a potential learning disability.

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Blind/Visually Impaired

Braille - Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments

Literacy media to support parents of students with visual impairments.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Behavior, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Blind/Visually Impaired, Autism, Evaluation

Data Collection: Duration Recording

 This video shows one educator sharing how she uses a duration collection form. This form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention.  

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Blind/Visually Impaired, ARD/IEP Supports

Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments- Objects

Literacy media to support parents of students with visual impairments.

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Blind/Visually Impaired, Deafblind, Evaluation

Overview of Visual Impairments

This course focuses on assessing students with visual impairments for additional disabilities. It is based on Marnee Loftin's book Making Evaluation Meaningful: Determining Additional Eligibilities and Appropriate Instructional Strategies for Students with Blindness and Visual Impairment.

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Blind/Visually Impaired

Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments- Tactile Symbols

Literacy media to support parents of students with visual impairments.

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Blind/Visually Impaired

Early Childhood Coaching Handbook 2025: Fall Session

Teaching Assistive Technology Within Other ECC Areas: Expanded Core Curriculum

Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments- Print

Braille and Print - Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments

Sensory Impairments and Specific Learning Disabilities

Braille - Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments

Data Collection: Duration Recording

Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments- Objects

Overview of Visual Impairments

Parent Literacy Brochure for Students with Visual Impairments- Tactile Symbols

Texas Blind/Visually Impaired Contacts

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