Cortical Visual Impairment
If you need further technical assistance with CVI, please reach out to Maryland/DC Connections Beyond Sight and Sound
NEW! Perkins CVI Protocol
Introducing a comprehensive and inclusive educational assessment tool for students with Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), created by The CVI Center at Perkins.
The Perkins CVI ProtocolSM is an expert evaluation tool designed to help teachers of the visually impaired create a robust, individualized CVI evaluation report with recommendations for students with CVI. The Protocol is:
Free
Downloadable
Customizable
Grounded in science
Check out the Perkins CVI Protocol here
The following 4 webinars give an introduction to CVI and strategies to use by Chris Russell. They were put on by Maryland and DC AER and the Maryland State Steering Committee Serving Visually Impaired Students. (AER credits were only available to those who watched live)
CVI Overview/Characteristics and Phases; Updates from the Field (1/4)
Learn the basics of CVI
CVI Assessments: CVI Range and FVA Practices (2/4)
Practical information on CVI
CVI Intervention Approaches and Strategies (3/4)
CVI and Communication Adaptations (4/4)
Communication Matrix
The Communication Matrix has created a free assessment tool to help families and professionals easily understand the communication status, progress, and unique needs of anyone functioning at the early stages of communication or using forms of communication other than speaking or writing. Very helpful for students with CVI.
Roman Word Bubbling App
Quickly and easily turn any text into CVI friendly text using the Roman Word Bubbling app.
LOOK: FREE READING TOOL
Look is a reading tool, with multiple functions and settings, designed to make reading easier for people with CVI.
Look can be used for all levels of reader, from a non-reader learning to read, to an experienced reader wanting specific settings to read faster and more comfortably.