TVI Portal Maryland

Welcome to your TVI portal for the state of Maryland. Here, you will find the latest information that can be useful to your practice. Newsletters, policy, curriculum and materials will be posted to this site as a way to spread communication to you. This is your site; please let us know of information that is relevant and useful to you.

Check Out New Products

Close up of image with states in colors, braille in each state and a dot for the capital.

$15

National Braille Press: A full-color tactile map of the United States. State abbreviations appear on the map, and larger dots indicate the state capitals. A key includes the full state names and the capitals.

Education Tactile graphics cover with image of human systems.

APH Quota-eligible: $139

Strengthen your health education curriculum by referring your students to new tactile graphics detailing the skeletal, muscular, and reproductive systems, and much more!

Close up of mantis with braille display at the bottom and QWERTY keybaord.

APH Quota-eligible: $2,682

Keep braille at your fingertips anytime, anywhere, with the Mantis™ Q40: a Bluetooth® keyboard and 40-cell refreshable braille display.

Computers for the Blind

This great program offers refurbished laptops and desktops to any blind and low vision individual in the United States. You can receive one device per year. Can be a great option for student home use.

  • Cost: Laptops $200, Desktops $145

  • If the TVI writes a letter on how the student would benefit from the computer and attaches it to the application, a $60 discount will be applied to the already discounted price!

  • All devices come with a one year license to JAWS or Zoom text

  • Comes with Windows 10

  • Comes with Microsoft Student Edition

  • Comes with Windows Defender

Process to get the equipment

  1. Fill out an application on the website Computers for the Blind

  2. Send the letter from the TVI to get the $60 discount

  3. Once application is approved, you will be contacted to purchase with a credit card. Can also send a purchase order

  4. Ships free matter for the blind directly to the student

  5. Device comes with a one year replace policy


Contact person: Bryan Carver, service@computersfortheblind.org. Put 'Bryan' in the email

Phone: 214-340-6328

Seedlings Angel Program Change

We have made changes to our Book Angel and TVIP Programs!

For our Book Angel Program, you can now receive 5 FREE braille books per calendar year! We also have a new way to order – use our regular ordering system and select 6 books and add them to your cart. Then:

1. Click “Checkout” and locate the "Book Angel" box below your “Ship To” information & fill in the fields.

2. Enter the code 'BAP' as your Purchase Order Number to circumvent the payment process. (Book prices may still show but you will not be taken to PayPal to pay, and you will not be charged for your books.)

For our TVIP Program, Teachers can now receive 5 FREE braille books per calendar year!

Use our regular ordering system and select 5 books, put them in your cart, hit checkout and use the code “TVIP” as your Purchase Order Number. (As noted before, you will not be directed to PayPal to pay, and you will not be charged for your books.)

For more information or to get started placing an order for Seedlings here