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Visual Impairment Articles & Resources

The following vision specific articles were written through a combination of vision specific coursework, research, attending professional development, and personal experience teaching students with visual impairments over the past 23 years. 

Professional Practice

Vision Professionals

​Become a Vision Professional
Professional Prep Programs
Teacher of Students with VI
Orientation & Mobility Specialist
Low Vision Specialist  
Rehabilitation Specialists
CATIS
Paraprofessionals & Braillists ​ ​

Professionalism

​Professional Ethics  
​Professional Development 
​Teacher Standards  
Professional Organizations
Certification Organizations
Awards & Recognition
APH Scholar Program

Instructional Planning

VI Program Handbook
Caseload Analysis  
Itinerant Teacher Tips 
Year at a Glance
Role of Classroom Teacher  
​​Simulation Activities ​

Professional Publications

General VI Resource Books
CVI & MD Resources Books
Braille Resource Books
O&M Resource Books
Early Intervention Resource Books
​Journal Resources

Foundations of Visual Impairments

History of Visual Impairments

Timeline of Visual Impairments
Biblical Passages 
​Notable People 
Helen Keller
APH Museum
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Leaders & Legends
History of Braillewriters  
Legislation 

Visual Impairments

​Structure & Function of the Eye 
Vision Classifications
​Common Vocabulary  
​Common Visual Impairments
​Cortical Visual Impairment
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Convergence Insufficiency  
Deaf-Blind

VI Resources

​VI Organizations
​US Government Agencies
​​Support Networks
​Deaf-Blind Resources
Georgia Vision Resources​​
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​Online Parent Resources
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Financial Assistance

V.I Book Resources​​

Children's Books
Young Reader Books
Books on Dog Guides
​Teen & Young Adult Books
Non-Fiction Books
Helen Keller Books
​​Parent Resource Books 
Grief and Suffering

Visual Impairment Service

Referrals

​Vision Concerns 
​Referral Process  
Eligibility Guidelines  
Vision Therapy Controversy  ​
When Student Doesn't Qualify

Medical Vision Exams

​Medical Professionals
Vision Tests & Tools
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Visual Acuity
Lenses
Visual Fields

​FVLMA

​What is the FVE
Interpreting the Eye Report  ​
Environmental Observations

FVLMA Observations
Interviews
Assessment Kit Materials
Oculomotor Skills
Near Vision Acuities
Print Comparisons
Distance Acuity 
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Test Visual Fields
Vision Skills
Learning Media Assessment
Reading Rates
Writing the FVE Report  ​

​Additional Evaluations

Low Vision Evaluation  ​
Orientation & Mobility Evaluation  
Educational Assessments  ​

Educational Programming

National Agenda
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The Expanded Core Curriculum
IDEA and Vision 
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Impact on Development & Learning
​Psychological Impact ​​​
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Federal Quota Funds
Deaf-Blind Count
​State SpEd Agencies 
​​Schools for the Blind ​

Service Planning

​​ECC Annual Needs 
Service Delivery Models  
Least Restrictive Environment
Early Interventions Services
​Students with Multiple Disabilities
​Student Led IEP's 
504 Plans
​Transition Plans

Writing Goals

Writing SMART Goals
Blooms Taxonomy  
Compensatory Goals 
Sensory Efficiency Goals 
Assistive Technology Goals 
Social Skills Goals 
Independent Living Goals 
Recreation & Leisure Goals 
Self Determination Goals 
Career & Vocational Goals ​

Adaptations

Home Adaptions

General Home Safety
Kitchen Adaptations
Bathroom Adaptations
Medication Adaptations
Clothing Management

Environmental Adaptations

​School Campus Adaptations
Classroom Design Tips
Labeling System
Adjust Lighting  
Playground Adaptations ​
​​Sensory Area & Rooms

​Curriculum Adaptations

Unique Visual Needs
​Accommodations & Modification  ​
​Numbers & Counting
Algebra
Geometry & Spatial Sense
Measurement & Data ​
Early Literacy Experiences  ​
​Create Tactual Books

Reading Instruction
​Reading Efficiency ​​
Science Adaptations 
Social Studies Adaptations

Instructional Adaptations

Individual Schedules & Communication Cards
Movies & Assemblies
Lectures & Instruction
Board Work (Chalk, White, etc.)

Material Adaptations

Accessible Educational Materials
Large Print
Braille Code
​Photocopying
Font Legibility
Increase Contrast
Pictures & Worksheets 
Tactile Graphics Guidelines
Creating Tactile Graphics
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Teacher Made Materials ​

Adaptations to the Arts

Art Adaptations
Art Materials
Music
Music & Movement
Dance

Early Childhood Adaptations

Daily Schedule
Morning Meeting

Weather Check
Dramatic Play
Blocks 
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Recreation & Leisure Adaptations

Recreation Adaptations  
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VI Sports Associations
Recreation Resources
​​Camps for VI
Card and Board Game Adaptations
Transcribe Playing Cards

Vision Specific Assistive Technology

VI Assistive Technology

Overview of Assistive Technology
Non-Optical Low Vision Devices ​
Low/Med. Tech Tactual Devices
Optical Devices for Near 
Optical Devices for Distance 
Video Magnifiers  
Screen Enlargement & Readers  
Braille Technology​
Tactile Graphics Technology
Auditory Access Devices 
​​Braillewriter Repair
Assistive Technology Assessment
VI AT Resources
​Vendors

Apps for VI

​​Note Taking apps
​Apps for Accessing Books
Identification Apps
​​Navigation & Location Apps
​Braille Apps
​​​Magnifier Apps
Sound Making Apps
​Cause & Effect Apps
Vision Skills Apps
Apps for Early Learning
Read to Me Story Apps
Apps for Communication
Android Apps for VI  ​​​

AT Instruction

​Video Magnifier Instruction ​​
​​Notetaker Instruction 
​Accessing Audio Books

Navigate Computer w/o a Mouse
Word Processing and Shortcuts
Keyboarding Instruction

iOS for VI

iPads as Instructional Tools
Making iOS Device Accessible
iOS Accessibility Resources
VoiceOver

Instruction in the ECC

Instructional Strategies

Virtual Instruction
Development of ECC Resources
Teaching in Thematic Units
Teaching the ECC ​​
Summer Reading (braille)
Summer Outdoor Activities
Rainy Day Activities  ​

Compensatory Skills

Guiding Principles
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Functional Skills
Community Based Experiences  ​
​​Concepts to Teach ​
Organization & Study Skills ​​
Cranmer Abacus Instruction
Time Management  ​​

Communication Modes

​Language Development
Braille Instruction ​
Braille Instruction Materials

Writing Braille  
Signature & Handwriting ​​
Nemeth Braille Code
​Tactile Graphics Instruction