Educational Services
for the
Visually Impaired
FEATURED
Educational Services for the Visually Impaired collaborates with school districts, parents, and communities to provide support that empowers them to remove educational and environmental barriers and to create solutions that foster independence for all students with visual impairments in inclusive and least restrictive environments.
ESVI services may be accessed by obtaining a current eye medical report on the student and completing a CIRCUIT referral. If the student meets eligibility criteria these services may be provided:
Consultation by trained professionals who are dual certified as Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI) as well as Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)
Functional Vision Assessments, Learning Media Assessments (FVA/LMA), Orientation and Mobility Evaluations and Functional Access Technology Evaluations
Facilitation in the development of building-level student centered support teams and implementation plans
Recommendations to enhance opportunities for learning within inclusive or least restrictive environments through collaboration on technology access needs, universal design solutions, available resources, and the strategies needed to ensure student access to the curriculum
Demo, loan, and provide instruction and consultation in the use of access technology, educational materials and equipment
Recommendations for braille, large print, and/or digital materials
Provide high leverage assessment, consultation and direct instruction in Orientation and Mobility in the schools and local communities to ensure student access to educational opportunities that lead to successful transitions to post-secondary education and/or employment
Statewide and regional training and professional development
Being unable to observe others reduces awareness of recreation and leisure options. Instruction in recreation and leisure skills will ensure that students with visual impairments will have opportunities to explore, experience, and choose physical and leisure-time activities, both organized and individual, that they enjoy. These skills are part of the expanded core curriculum.
