Alabama

Special Education Services
Alabama State Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: (334) 242-8114
Toll-Free: (800) 392-8020 AL residents only
Fax: (334) 242-9192

Alaska

Special Education Office
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Phone: (907) 465-8693
Fax: (907) 465-2806

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Arizona

Exceptional Student Services
Arizona State Department of Education
3300 N. Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4013
Toll-Free: (800) 352-4558 AZ residents only
Fax: (602) 542-5404

Arkansas

Special Education Services
Arkansas State Department of Education
Victory Building, Suite 450
1401 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
Phone: (501) 682-4221
Fax: (501) 682-5159

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California

Special Education Division
California State Department of Education
Suite 2401
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: (916) 445-4613
Fax: (916) 327-3706

Colorado

Colorado Dept. of Education
Office of Special Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866-6694
Fax: (303) 866-3808

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Connecticut

Bureau of Special Education
Connecticut State Department of Education
Room 369
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
Phone: (860) 713-6910
Fax: (860) 713-7014

Deleware

Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite Two
Dover, DE 19901-3639
Phone: (302) 735-4210
Fax: (302) 739-2388

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Florida

Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0475
Fax: (850) 245-0953

Georgia

Georgia Department of Education
Division for Special Education Services and Supports
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3963
Fax: (404) 651-6457

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Hawaii

Special Education Office
Hawai'I State Department of Education
1390 Miller Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 305-9806

Idaho

Idaho State Department of Education
Division of Special Education
PO BOX 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0047
Toll-Free: (800) 432-4601
Fax: (208) 334-2228

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Illinois

Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 782-5589
Fax: (217) 782-9224

Indiana

Indiana Department of Education
Office of Special Education
South Tower Suite 600
115 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-0570
Toll-Free: (877) 851-4106
Fax: (317) 232-0589

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Iowa

Bureau of Learner Strategies and Supports
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-5294
Fax: (515) 242-5988

Kansas

Special Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-9462
Toll-Free: (800) 203-9462 KS Residents only

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Kentucky

Office of Teaching and Learning
Division of Learning Services
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: (502) 564-4970
Fax: (502) 564-6721

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Education
Office of Student Programs
Division of NCLB and IDEA Support
PO BOX 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 7804
Phone: (225) 219-0364
Toll-Free: (877) 453-2721
Fax: (225) 219-7370

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Maine

Office of Special Services
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6676
Fax: (207) 624-6651
TTY: 1-888-577-6690

Maryland

Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0238
Toll-Free: (800) 535-0182
Fax: (410) 333-8165

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Massachusetts

Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
Phone: (781) 338-3375
Fax: (781) 338-3371

Michigan

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-3324

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Minnesota

Special Education Division
Minnesota State Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8616
Fax: (651) 582-8729

Missouri

Office of Special Education
Mississippi State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street, Suite 301
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3498
Toll-Free: (877) 544-0408 MS residents only

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Montana

Division of Special Education
Montana State Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-3095

Nebraska

Office of Special Education
Nebraska State Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-2471
Fax: (402) 471-5022

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Nevada

Office of Special Education
Nevada State Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9200
Fax: (775) 687-9101

New Hampshire

Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3494

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New Jersey

Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 292-0147
TTY: (609) 984-8422

New Mexico

New Mexico Public Education Department
Special Education Bureau
120 South Federal Place
Room 206
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-1457
Fax: (505) 954-0001

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New York

P-12: Office of Special Education
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3852

North Carolina

Exceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Phone: (919) 807-3969

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North Dakota

Office of Special Education
North Dakota State Department of Public Instruction
Department 201
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2277

Ohio

Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 409
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 466-2650
Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338
Fax: (614) 387-0968

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Oklahoma

Special Education Services
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: (405) 521-3351

Oregon

​Office of Special Education
Oregon State Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5600

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Pennsylvania

Office of Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-613

Rhode Island

Office for Special Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
Phone: (401) 222-4600

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South Carolina

Office of Special Education
South Carolina State Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8224
Fax: (803) 734-5021

South Dakota

Special Education Programs
South Dakota State Department of Education
Suite 200
306 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (605) 773-5320

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Tennessee

Tennessee State Department of Education
Special Education Department
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Phone: 615-741-5158

Texas

Texas Education Agency
Office of Special Education
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Phone: (512) 463-9414

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Utah

Special Education Services
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: (801) 538-750

Vermont

Office of Special Education
219 North Main Street, Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 479-1030

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Virginia

Office of Special Education
Virginia State Department of Education
James Monroe Building
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-8079

Washington

Special Education Programs
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
600 South Washington
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6075

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West Virginia

Office of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: (304) 558-2698

Wisconsin

Special Education Team
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-1781

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Wyoming

Special Programs Unit
Wyoming State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-7675
Fax: (307) 777-6234

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Referral & Eligibility​

• ​Referral Process  
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​Medical Vision Information 

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FVLMA

• ​​What is the FVLMA​
• ​​Environmental Observations
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• Interviews
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• Oculomotor Skills
• Near Vision Acuities
• Print Comparisons
• Distance Acuity 
• ​Test Visual Fields
• Vision Skills
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Low Vision Evaluations

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• Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
• ​Optical Devices for Near 
• Optical Devices for Distance ​
• ​Optical Device Use​

Other Evaluations

• O&M Evaluation
• ​​Psychological Impact
• Impact on Development & Learning
• ​​Educational Assessments  
• ​​Language Development

Plan: IEP Planning

​​​Service Plans

• ​​​​Schools for the Blind ​
• ​Least Restrictive Environment
• ​Student Led IEP's 
• ​​Transition Plans
• ​504 Plans
• ​ECC Annual Needs ​
• Writing SMART Goals
• Blooms Taxonomy  
• Prioritizing IEP Goals
• ​Unique Visual Needs

Goals & Objectives

• Compensatory Goals 
• Assistive Technology Goals 
• Social Skills Goals  
• Self-Determination Goals 
• ​Sensory Efficiency Goals  
• Independent Living Goals 
• Recreation & Leisure Goals   
• Career & Vocational Goals  ​

Plan: Collaboration & Accessibility

​Collaboration

• Role of the Classroom Teacher  
• Collaboration Strategies
• ​Collaborative Teaming
• Communication Strategies
• Family Resources
• Early Interventions Services
• ​​​​Guiding Principles
• Modeling and Demonstration
• ​Simulation Activities ​​
• Peer Interaction Tips
• ​​State SpEd Agencies ​
• ​US Government Agencies
• ​Support Networks
• ​​Financial Assistance
• ​​​Parent Resource Books 
• VI Consumer Organizations

Accessible Materials

• Importance of Accessibility
• Accessible Instructional Materials
•  Create Accessible Content for BLVI
• Document Accessibility
• Font Legibility
• Increase Contrast
• ​Large Print
• Pictures & Worksheets 
• ​Photocopying

​Classroom Access

• Classroom Design Tips
• ​​​Adjust Lighting  
• ​​​Label Classroom
• School Campus Adaptations
• ​Playground Adaptations 
• ​​​​Sensory Areas & Rooms
• Movies & Assemblies
• Videos and Media
• Accessible Board Work ​

Instructional Access

• ​Lectures & Instruction 
• Morning Meeting
• Functional Skills Curriculum 
• Language Arts​
• Math Adaptations
• ​Science Adaptations 
• Social Studies Adaptations
• Age Appropriate Materials​

Technology Access

• Obtaining an iPad
• Apps for VI
• Android Apps for VI

​Additional Supports

• Daily Schedule ​​
• ​Social Etiquette
• Summer Reading (braille)
• Toy Selection
• ​Grief and Suffering 
• ​Obtaining Braille Books
• ​​Sensory Input

Service Delivery Models  ​

Teach: Compensatory Skills

Compensatory Skills
Concept Development

• Developing Concepts
• Body Awareness 
• Identify Body Parts & Relationships
• ​Action & Motion Concepts
• Environmental Awareness 
• Spatial Awareness 
• Spatial Understanding
• Object Awareness
• ​Object Exploration 
• Object Identification 
• ​Object Comparison 
• Match Objects 
• Object Characteristic 
• Time Concepts
• Quantity & Number Concepts​​​ 
• Color Concepts 
• ​​Weather Concepts 
• Identification Apps​

​Alternative Communication

• ​Intentional Movement
• Switch Access
• ​​Cause & Effect Apps
• Sound-Making Apps
• Transition Between Activities
• Arrival & Departure Routines
• ​Dynamic Learning Circle
• Individual Schedules
• Anticipation Schedules
• Cues and Prompts
• Using Routines
• Role Enrichment

​Emergent Literacy

• Supporting Emergent Literacy
• Select Reading Materials
• Read Aloud
• Read to Me Story Apps
• Apps for Early Learning
• Creating Tactile Books & Book Bag 
• ​Awareness of Environmental Print 
• Developing Book Sense 

​Braille Code
​Beginning Braille ​

• ​Techniques to Read 
• ​​Alphabet Object Book 
• Early Braille Literacy 

• ​​Braille Cell Instruction 
• Sequential Braille Instruction 
• Braille Awareness 
• Braille Apps

Braille Fluency & Comprehension 

• Reading Fluency 
• ​​Reading Comprehension 

Writing Braille

• Using the Braillewriter 
• ​Braillewriter Repair
• Writing Activities 
• ​Braille Formatting 
• ​​​​​Slate & Stylus Basics 

​​​Nemeth Code Instruction 
​​​Tactile Graphics

• Tactile Graphics Overview
• Match 3D to 2D 
• ​Tactile Graphics Guidelines 
• Methods of Creating Tactile Graphics 
• ​Tactile Graphics Instruction 
• ​​Tactile Graphics Technology​

​Print Concepts

• Signature & Dates 
• Handwriting ​

​​Abacus 

• ​​Cranmer Abacus Instruction
• Abacus Basics 
• Set and Clear on Abacus 
• Add & Subtract on Abacus  
• Thematic Word Problems  

​​Organization Skills​

• Organize School Supplies 
• Where Does It Belong? 
• ​Personal Belongings 
• Organize Homework Space 
• Lockers and Cubbies 
• Labeling and Filing Materials 
• Organize Office Supplies 
• Address/Phone Directory 
• Organizing Notebooks 

​​Study Skills

• Book Lists 
• Locate Library Books​ 
• Research 
• Study Skills Instruction 
• ​Study Habits 
• Identify Pertinent Information 
• Note Taking Apps

​​Time Management

• Time Management Instruction 
• Keep Track of Time 
• School Schedules 
• Appointment & Schedules 
• Ready on Time 
• Complete Assignments on Time 

Teach: Sensory Efficiency Skills

​Auditory & Listening Skills

• Auditory Readiness Activities  
• ​Derive Meaning from Sound 
• Listening Skill Instruction​ ​​ 
• ​Tips to Recall Facts 
• Attend to the Speaker 
• Listening Comprehension 
• Listening Activities 

​​Visual Efficiency Skills

• Visual Efficiency Instruction 
• ​Encourage Use of Vision
• ​DIY Vision Materials for Complex Needs
• ​​Lightbox Use
• CVI Activities 
• ​Visual Attend 
• Shift Gaze 
• Visual Tracking 
• Visual Discrimination 
• ​Visual Search & Scan 
• Sequence Activities 
• ​​​​Visual Motor Activities 
• Visual Association 
• Visual Memory 
• Figure Ground ​
• Visual Closure 
• ​Vision Skills Apps 
• Visual Matching Activities 

​​Optical Device Use

• ​Near Optical Device Instruction 
• Distance Magnifier Instruction
• Distance Magnifier Activities 
• Magnifier Apps
• ​Near Magnifier Activities 

​Tactile Readiness

• Stages of Tactual Exploration 
• Tactile Exploration 
• ​DIY Tactile Materials for Complex Needs
• ​Sensory Tables
• Texture Awareness & Comparison 
• Building Tactile Discrimination 
• Developing Skillful Hands
• ​​Fine Motor Activities 
• ​Tactile Discrimination Box ​​​​​

Teach: Assistive Technology 

AT Overview

• VI Assistive Technology
• ​AT Assessment
• AT Instruction 

​AT Use & Maintenance

• Care for AT Tools 
• Store and Retrieve AT 
• ​Locating AT 
• Change Batteries ​
• When Technology Fails 
• ​Troubleshoot AT 

Braille AT

• Braille Technology
• ​Braille Notetakers​
• Braille Notetaker Instruction 
• Chameleon Notetaker  

​iOS Instruction

• iPads as Instructional Tools

• iOS Accessibility Resources

• ​Making iOS Device Accessible​
• iOS and Notetaker 
• ​VoiceOver

Audio Access​

• Auditory Access Devices 
• Accessing Audio Books 

​Video Magnifiers

• ​Video Magnifier Features  
• ​Video Magnifier Instruction 
• Video Magnifier Activities

​​​Basic Computer Use

• ​Keyboarding Instruction​
• Editing Practice 

Computer Access

• Screen Magnification & Readers
• ​​Screen Readers 
• NVDA Screen Reader
• Jaws Screen Reader
• Screen Reader Courtesy

​Productivity

• ​Navigate Computer w/o a Mouse
• ​Word Processing and Shortcuts
• ​​Writing Efficiency with Technology 

Teach: Social Skills

Social Skill Basics​
Non-Verbal Skills​​​​

• Nonverbal Communication 
• Body Orientation & Facing Person 
• Body Posture 
• Facial Expressions  
• Mannerisms & Behavior  
• Body Language & Appearance 
• Personal Space  
• Social Norms & Etiquette 

Verbal Communication Skills

• ​Conversation Skills  
• Give & Receive Compliments  
• Positive Interactions 
• Apps for Communication
• "I" Messages When Upset 
• Use Verbal & Nonverbal Cues 
• Respond to Feedback ​

Cooperative Skills

• Politely Saying No  
• Workplace Social Skills  

Identity & Self-Awareness

• Values & Priorities  
• Emotional Awareness  ​
• ​​Recognize & Discriminate Emotions 
• ​Social Media 

​Interactions & Relationships

• ​Building Friendships & True Friends 
• Social Interactions 
• Courteous Behavior  
• Age Etiquette 
• Adult Interaction Strategies 
• Remembering Names  
• Icebreakers & Mixers  
• Expand Social Network  

Managing Challenges & Safety

• Being Bullied or Teased  
• ​Cyberbullying 
• Appropriate Touch 
• Gift Receiving Etiquette  
• Wrapping a Gift ​​

Teach: Self Determination

​Self-Determination Skills​
Relatable Books for All Ages

• Children's Books
• Young Reader Books
• Books on Dog Guides
• ​Teen & Young Adult Books
• Non-Fiction Books

Self Concept & Identity

• ​​Self Concept 
• ​Physical Characteristics 
• Unique Body Characteristics  
• Body Image & Acceptance  

Goal Setting & Decision Making

• Making Personal Goals  
• ​​Disclosure Decision 
• Coping with Change 
• Requesting Help 
• My Circle of Support 
• Personal Responsibility 

Advocacy & Community Involvement

• ​Advocate for Safe Environments 
• Laws Regarding Persons with Disabilities 
• ​Political Activism 
• ​My Data Collection 

Confidence & Emotional Management

• Fighting Fears 
• Having Picture Taken ​

Teach: Independent Living Skills

Personal Care

• Medication Adaptations 
• Bathroom Adaptations 
• Shower Adaptations 
• Hair Care & Styling 
• Nail Care 

​Hygiene & Grooming

• ​​Oral Hygiene 
• Proper Handwashing 
• Face Washing  
• Hygiene & Grooming Instruction
• Nose Hygiene 
• Deodorant 
• Hair Removal 
• ​Cosmetics 

​Personal Health

• Medical History 
• ​Aging Eyes 
• ​​Accidents & First Aid 
• First Aid Kits 

Mealtime Skills

• Locate Food on Plate 
• Eating Tacos 
• Eating Hot Dogs 
• Eating Spaghetti 
• Eating Ice Cream 
• Serve Own Food at Table 
• Pouring Drinks 
• Unwrap Food 
• Mealtime Independence 
• Apply Condiments to Food 
• Safely Cut Food 
• ​Eating & Table Manners 
• Eat in Cafeteria 
• Dining at Restaurants 

​​​ Food Preparation

• Opening Containers 
• Pour from Containers 
• Prepare Fruits 
• Prepare Snacks 
• Prepare Cold Drinks 
• Prepare Hot Drinks 
• Prepare Cold Cereal 
• Prepare Toast 
• Make a Sandwich 
• Plan a Simple Meal 
• Store & Label Groceries 
• Oven, Stove, & Microwave Cooking 
• Measure & Pour 
• Cut, Slice & Peel 
• ​Meal Preparation 
• Lunch Container Use 
• Planning a Menu 
• ​Recipe Activities 
• Determine if Food is Done​ ​​​​​​​

Household Skills

• Home and School Chores 
• Cleaning Tables & Counters 
• Washing Dishes 
• Manage & Empty Trash 
• Clean Floors 
• Dusting 
• ​Tool Use 
• Loading Dishwasher 
• Cleaning Products 
• ​Operate Climate Control 
• Making a Bed 
• Changing Sheets 

Clothing Management

• Dressing Skills 
• Clothing Identification 
• Dresser Drawer Organization 
• Closet Organization 
• ​Laundry 
• Job Interview Clothing Selection 
• Shoe Selection & Care 
• Dressing Up 
• Hang Clothes on a Hanger 
• ​Fold Clothes 
• Iron Clothes 

​Money & Budget

• ​Money Identification 
• Money Management 
• Payment Methods 
• Use ATM Machine 
• Buying or Packing Lunch 
• Paying with Checks 
• Interpret a Warranty 
• ​Vending Machine Purchase 
• ​Housing Decisions ​
• ​Differences in Homes 

Shopping & Consumerism

• Grocery Shopping 
• Expiration Dates 
• Shopping 
• ​​​Compare Price/Quality 
• Convenience Stores 
• Retail Stores 
• Drug Stores 
• Supermarkets 
• Post Office 
• ​Envelope Use 
• Personal Shoppers 

Phone Use

• Telephone Use 
• ​Emergencies and 911 

​Safety & Emergency Preparedness

• General Home Safety 
• Emergency Personnel 
• Emergency Color Codes 
• Evacuations 
• ​Shelter in Place 
• Lockdowns 
• Weather Safety 
• Poor Air Quality 
• Internet Safety ​​
• ​Create Lock Board 

​​Services & Community Resources

• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Consumer VI Organizations 
• Libraries for the Blind
• Service Agencies 
• ​Access VI Resources *S​​

Teach: Orientation & Mobility

Orientation Foundations

• Orientation to School 
• Environmental Concepts
• School Tour Sequence 

Mobility Skills Development

• ​Basic Mobility Skills
• Guide Techniques 
• Community-Based Instruction 

Travel Independence & Transportation

• Transportation Options 
• Being a Non-Driver 
• ​Driver's Education for Non-Drivers 
• Bioptic Driving 
• Types of Roadways 
• Travel Skills 

​Specialized Travel 

• Guide Dogs
• ​​Navigation & Location Apps

Teach: Recreation & Leisure

Recreation & Leisure Basics

• ​Recreation & Leisure Overview
• Rec and Leisure Survey 
• Get Involved at School 
• School Clubs 

​Games

• ​Rainy Day Activities  ​
• Play with Toys 
• ​​​Block Play ​
• ​Card and Board Game Adaptations 
• Transcribe Playing Cards ​
• Video Games 

​Music

• ​Music Education
• Music & Movement
• Orchestra 
• Marching Band 

Visual Arts

• Art Adaptations
• Arts and Crafts 
• Gardening 

Theatre

• Dramatic Play 
• ​Dance

​​Entertainment

• Attending Concerts 
• Attending Movies 
• Visiting Museums 
• Attending Slumber Parties 
• Attending Parties 

Recreation

• Summer Outdoor Activities
• ​Adapted Recreation Equipment 
• Bowling
• Walk & Run Adaptations 
• Accessible Pedometers 
• ​Lifelong Exercise 
• ​​Camps for VI​

Sports

• VI Sports Associations
• PE Adaptations​

Teach: Career & Vocational

Career & Vocational Overview  
Personal Knowledge

• My Vision Presentation 
• My Visual Needs Packet 
• My Self Description 
• My Values & Priorities 
• Create a Personal Data Sheet 
• Interviews 
• Work Behaviors 
• Resumes 
• Cover Letters ​

Job Awareness/Experiences

• Interest & Aptitude Awareness 
• ​Classroom Jobs 
• ​Career Exploration 
• Receive Payment for Services 
• ​Rules for Jobs 
• Company Research 
• Finding Job Leads 
• Dream Job Analysis 
• Practice Job Skills in Classroom
• ​College & Career Prep

Maintain Job

• Responsibility & Independence
• Following School Rules 
• Review IEP and Assess Self 
• Gain Work-Related Skills 
• ​Address Employer Concerns 
• Maintain Employment 
• Networking & Connections 
• ​Interview a Professional  ​​

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• ​​Program Printables 
• ​FVLMA Printables 
• IEP Printables 
• ​​​VI AT Printables 

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Teaching Strategy Printables 
​Premium Program Printables
​Premium FVLMA Printables
​ECC PrintablesCompensatory Skills Printables

• Body, Spatial & Environmental Awareness Printables 
• Object Awareness & Exploration Printables
• Object Characteristic Printables
• Quantity Concept Printables
• Alternative Communication Printables
• Emergent Literacy Printables
• Braille Instruction Printables
• Tactile Graphics Printables
• Taste Test Charts 
• Caseload Polls 
• Print Concept Printables
• Abacus Printables
• Organization Skills Printables
• Study Skills Printables
• Time Management Printables

Sensory Efficiency Printables

• Listening Skills Printables
• Visual Efficiency Printables
• Tactile Skills Printables

Assistive Technology Printables

• AT Use & Care Printables
• Computer Access Printables
• Tablet & Phone Printables
• Braille Notetaker Printables

Social Skills Printables

• Social Awareness Printables
• Verbal Communication Printables
• Nonverbal Communication Printables
• Positive Relationship Printables
• Social Etiquette Printables
• Safety  & Problem Solving Printables

Self Determination Printables

• Self Awareness Printables
• Self Advocacy Printables
• Goal Setting Printables

Independent Living Printables

• Personal Care & Hygiene Printables
• Bathroom Adaptations & Safety Printables
• Medical & First Aid Printables
• Grooming & Shaving Printables
• Eating & Mealtime Printables
• Food Prep Printables
• Household Skills Printables
• Clothing Management Printables
• Money & Budget Printables
• Shopping & Consumerism Printables
• Phone, Safety, & Emergency Printables
• Service & Resource Printables

Recreation & Leisure Printables
Career & Vocational Printables

• Personal Knowledge Printables
• Job Awareness & Experience Printables
• Obtaining & Maintaining Job Printables

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Learn: Teaching Strategies & Planning

​Teaching Strategies

• ECC Overview​
• Individualize Instruction 
• Pacing Instruction 
• Build on Prior Experiences 
• Building Trust 
• Prompt Hierarchy 
• Ensure Success 
• Challenging Behaviors 
• Student Aggression 
• Hand Under Hand Support 
• Virtual Instruction
• Modeling & Demonstration​​ 
• Interactive Lap Mats
• Interactive Object Boards

​Lesson Planning​

• Teaching the ECC 
• Teaching in Thematic Units 
• Incorporate IEP Goals 
• Unit Preparation Tips
• Preparation 
• Material Preparation 
• Lesson Delivery 
• Community-Based Experiences 

Learn: ​ECC Units

Beginning of the Year Units ​

• Back to School Unit 
  • People at School Activity  
• Self & Identity Unit ​

​Fall Units

• Autumn & Trees Unit 
• Staying Safe Unit 
• Home Maintenance & Repair Unit 
• Root to Fruit Unit 
• Vegetables, Crops & Farms Unit 
• Evening & Night Unit 
• Shopping & Consumerism Unit 
• Citizenship & Advocacy Unit 
• Grocery Stores Unit 
• Meal Preparation & Hosting Unit 

Winter Units

• Seasonal Celebration Unit
• Clocks and Time Unit 
• Healthy Habits Unit 
• Cold & Flu Season Unit 

• Winter & Evergreens Unit 

• Hygiene & Grooming Unit 

• Games, Puzzles & Indoor Fun Unit ​

• Friendship Unit 

• Communication Unit 

• Jobs and Employment Unit 

​​Winter Units

• Clocks and Time Unit 
• Games, Puzzles & Indoor Fun Unit 
• Healthy Habits Unit 
• Winter & Evergreens Unit 
• Cold & Flu Season Unit 
• Adapted Sports Unit 
• Friendship Unit 
• Restaurants Unit 
• Weather &  Preparedness Unit ​

​​Spring Units

• Weather &  Preparedness Unit ​
• Springtime and Gardens Unit 
• Cleaning and Home Care Unit 
• Transportation Unit 
• The Great Outdoors Unit 
• Vacations and Travel Unit 
• Graduation and Life Changes Unit 

Anytime Units

• Birthdays and Aging Unit 
• Pets and Service Animals Unit 
• Family and Genealogy Unit 
• Visual Arts Unit ​
• Clothing Care Unit 
• Music & Theatre Unit 
• Adapted Sports Unit 
• Restaurants Unit 
• Money Banking & Finance Unit​​

Learn: ​Interactive Activities

​​Interactive Activities

• Interactive Sensory Stories 
• Interactive Visual Discrimination Activities 
• Interactive Matching Activities 
• ​Interactive Choice-Making Activities 

Learn: Recorded Presentations

​​​Recorded Presentations

• Itinerant Teaching Strategies 
• Tips to Be "Physically Fit" 
• Determining Service Intensity with VISSIT 
• Developing SMARTER Goals 
• Conducting an FVLMA 
• ​Accessible Content for BLVI 
• Activities to Teach the ECC 
• The Art of Teaching the ECC 
• ​​Accommodations for VI 
• Standard Course of Study Strategies & Activities 
• Virtual & F2F Strategies 
• Foundations of Teaching the ECC 
• Using Themes to Teach the ECC ​
• Selecting the Right AT ​
• SIDPID Strategies 
• ​MIMO Strategies 
• ​Job Tasks 

Learn: Complete Set Bonus ​

​Complete Set Bonus 

• ​ECC Bonus Printables 
• ECC Song Playlist 

• ​Job Task Boxes