Professional Preparation or How Do I Become a VI Professional?

• VIP Program News January 2012
• Typical Roles and Responsibilities of VI Professionals
• Collaborative Professional Preparation- from the See/Hear Archive
  • Contact Information
    KC Dignan, Ph.D., Professional Preparation Coordinator
    Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    1100 W. 45th St.
    Austin, TX 78756
    Phone: 512-206-9156 FAX: 512-206-9320 
    KC Dignan

• College and University Programs - This listing indicates colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and internationally offering courses in education and rehabilitation of people who are visually impaired, deaf-blind, or have multiple disabilities.

Texas Fellows

• Texas Fellows are recruiters!  Texas Fellows have helped people find this field and to become a VI professional. Texas Fellows and their candidates are recognized for a year in theBecoming a Texas Fellow is easy.
  • Texas SenseAbilities newsletter (formerly See/Hear),
  • At all statewide TSBVI functions
  • and receive a either one of TSBVI's most popular publications or free registration to SWOMA or Texas Focus!
• Texas Fellows Application
• Texas Fellows Flyer

PPAG Materials (Professional Preparation Advisory Group)

• PPAG is 15! (PDF 617k)
• PPAG Summary May 11, 2010
  • Advocacy and Fact Sheets: Guidelines and Tips
• PPAG Meeting Summary November 11, 2008
• PPAG Meeting Summary November 2005 (rtf, 133k)
• Collaborative Professional Preparation in Visual Impairments (white paper) 
  • TVI Brochure
    • TVI Brochure
  • O&M Brochure 
    • O&M Brochure
  • Sources for VI Professionals
• PPAG Meeting Summary Nov. 2004
• Summary of Data Analysis from Nov. 2004 PPAG Meeting
• Statement of Need
  • 2010 Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas (MS-Word)
    • 2010 Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas (PDF)
  • 2009 Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas
  • Cultural Diversity and Professionals in Visual Impairments: A review of activities in Texas
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2008
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2007
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2006
  • Need for VI Professionals: Results of a 2005 survey of special education administrators in Texas (Word and PDF files)
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2004
• Products
  • Learn to Move: Orientation & Mobility brochure, written for parents (English and Spanish)
• The Activities Checklist for O&M Mentor/Protege Teams
• The Activities Checklist for VI Mentor/Protege Teams

Mentoring

• Mentor Centers for 2011-2012
  • Mentor Center Registration
• Mentor Training Course
• Mentor Program Description
• Download Mentor Application Form
• Download Mentor Recommendation Form
• Download Supervisor's Recommendation Form
• Download O&M Vita Form
• O&M Contact Log 
• TVI Contact Log 
• Contact Information
  Chrissy Cowan, TSBVI Outreach Services
  Mentor Coordinator
  1100 W. 45 th Street
  Austin, Texas 78756
  (512) 206-9367
  FAX: 512-206-9320
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Useful Links

• College and University Programs - This listing indicates colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and internationally offering courses in education and rehabilitation of people who are visually impaired, deaf-blind, or have multiple disabilities.
• Financial Aid Information Page
• How to Become a Teacher in Texas
• VIP Home Page - SFA - Visually Impaired Program Information from Stephen F. Austin State University
• Reach Across Texas Home Page - TTU  - Visually Impaired Program Information from Texas Tech University.
• Virginia Sowell Center Home Page - The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment is an opportunity to continue the work begun by Dr. Virginia Sowell at Texas Tech University in Visual Impairment. It is designed to include an annual Distinguished Lecturer Series on the topic of visual impairment. The Center will eventually offer scholarships to students participating in the Visual Impairment, Orientation and Mobility, and Dual Sensory degree and certification programs. The Center is also designed to support faculty research and public service. Still in its infancy, the Center is evolving on a daily basis.

Attachments:

Analysis Summary of 2004 PPAG meeting	69 Kb
Texas Fellows Application	110 Kb
O&M Contact Log	89 Kb
TVI Contact Log	80 Kb
Cultural Diversity - A review	200 Kb
Mentor Center Registration Form	45 Kb
Mentor Application	64 Kb
O&M Vita	41 Kb
O&M Brochure (word)	29 Kb
O&M Brochure (pdf)	1591 Kb
Professional Preparation Advisory Group 05	132 Kb
2004 PPAG meeting summary	76 Kb
Sources for VI Professionals	15 Kb
Need for VI specialists report - 05	1474 Kb
TVI brochure (pdf)	1087 Kb
TVI brochure (word)	28 Kb
Collaborative Professional Preparation in Visual Impairments	1158 Kb