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"A Center for Educational Services for All Blind and Visually Impaired Students in Texas."

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Watch "The Eyes of Me" on PBS television stations on March 2nd. Austin showing at 9:00 PM. A documentary about TSBVI students.

New! (VideoTSBVI YouTube Channel)

H1N1 Letter from the Superintendent 90 kb

News and Upcoming events! New items Feb 3.

Construction News

Information About TSBVI

- Guide to programs and services, school holidays, employment opportunities, departments, board member information, campus map, course offerings, and more...

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• Instructional Programs (On Campus)
  • Comprehensive Programs -students attend school and usually live at the campus in Austin for the regular school year.
    • School Holidays 2009-2010
    • Calendario Escolar de la TSBVI para el año 2009-2010
    • Parent and Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct
    • TSBVI Library
  • Special Programs - students who attend school in their local community attend short programs on campus
    • Short Term Programs
    • Summer Programs
  • Post Secondary Program (PSP) - training for remedial academics, employment, and adult living for high school graduates.
• Steps on Admission to TSBVI
• Contact Information
• Human Resources Department [Updated Weekly]
  • Become a Volunteer
• TSBVI Campus Map
• Community Partners -
• TSBVI Intranet - TSBVI Campus Access Only

Adaptive Technology Resources

- pages on assessment, CCTV, WWW access, multimedia textbooks, and more...

 

 

 

Curriculum/Publications

- developed and published by TSBVI. Curriculum materials, videos, and more...

 

• The Opportunity to be Equal, the Right to be Different

Instructional Resources

- links to curriculum, math, multiple impairments, assessments, subject resources, libraries, download Braille materials and fonts, and more...

• AFB Textbooks and Instructional Materials Solutions Forum
• TETN & Distance Ed Presentations
• TSBVI Sponsored Workshops & Conferences
• Downloadable Braille Materials - books in Megadots and Duxbury format ready for printing
• Selected Anomalies and Diseases of the Eye by Dr. Virginia Bishop
• Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students
• Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments
• New Additions
  • New Orientation and Mobility Objectives

National Agenda - Home Page

- including the core curriculum, goals, board, endorsing agencies, and more...

• Agenda Nacional para la Educación: Perspectiva de los Padres

Outreach Program

- overview of outreach services (also in Spanish), personnel, and more...

• Requesting Outreach Services and Support
• Outreach Catalog of Services and Support 1.7mb
• Can we help you meet your training needs?
• APH - Federal Quota Ordering
• Annual Registration of Students with Visual Impairments
• Keeping an Eye on Texas - Statewide Staff Development Calendar
• Mailing List Application
• TETN & Distance Ed Presentations
• TSBVI Sponsored Workshops & Conferences
• Quality Programs for Students with Visual Impairments (QPVI)
• TechLoan: Information and Catalog
• Schools for the Blind Outreach Listserv
• Family
  • Parents' Frequently Asked Questions
  • Texas Visually Impaired Family Network Listserv
  • Texa Parent to Parent
  • Texas Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (TAPVI) Michele Chauvin, TAPVI President:  832-248-6703, michelechauvin@yahoo.com
  • Family Connect - For parents of children with visual impairments

Program & Administration Resources

- information and resources to assist in the provision and evaluation of quality programming for students with visual impairments.

• Cultural Diversity and Professionals in Visual Impairments: A review of activities in Texas (200k)
• O & M Issues for Administrators
• Professional Development Log
• Administrator's Toolbox
• Michigan O & M Severity Scale Revised 2008

Professional Preparation and Mentoring - How do I become a VI Professional

The Visually Impaired Preparation (VIP) Program is a collaborative project which links consumers, ESCs, universities, TSBVI, TEA, and TCB. The overall goal is to provide enough quality VI professionals (VI teachers and O&M specialists) to meet the needs of children with visual impairments in Texas. The Project focuses on recruitment, mentoring, instruction, and advocacy.

• Mentor Training Course
• Mentor Centers for 2009-2010
• 2007 Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas

Resources for the Expanded Core Curriculum (RECC)

TX SenseAbilities Newsletter

- A quarterly newsletter for families and professionals on visual impairments and deafblindness.

• Fall 2009 Volume 3, No. 4 New Nov 2009
• Summer 2009 Volume 3, No 3
• See-Hear Newsletter Index
  • See/Hear Archives

Space Camp for the Visually Impaired

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FAQs, forms, and other information

Texas Deafblind Project

- project staff, activities, and resources

• On-site Consultation Satisfaction Survey
• A Process for Identifying Students Who May Be At-Risk for Deafblindness
• Interveners for Students with Deafblindness in Texas (in DOC, RTF, and PDF format)
• Courses And Distant Learning On Deafblindness Through Institutes Of Higher Education
• School Based Therapy Training Module

About the TSBVI Web Site

• Purpose
• Accessibility
• Privacy and Security Policy
• TSBVI Open Records Information
• Compact with Texans
• Submission Guidelines

TSBVI Intranet

- TSBVI Campus Access Only (Requires NETWORK LOGIN name and NETWORK password).

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Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th St.
Austin, TX 78756

Please send comments and suggestions to: jimallan@tsbvi.edu
Last revision: February 5, 2010