Service Delivery Resources

**Professional Resources**
Item #	Title	Annotation	Author	Media	Category
PR1	VI Staff Caseload Profile	This form is for TVIs or COMS to use to document hours dedicated to students.	N/A		Caseload Analysis, Student Data
PR2	Data Form Grid	This form (grid) is for TVIs or COMS to use to collect student data.	N/A		Student Data
PR3	Students with Visual Impairments Data Sheet	This form (grid) is for TVIs or COMS to use to collect student data.	N/A		Student Data
PR4	Student Information Form	This form is for TVIs and COMS to use to collect student data. Word document 5k.	N/A		Student Data
PR5	Job Descriptions for VI Professionals and Paraprofessionals	This is a list of job descriptions for TVIs, COMS, braille transcriber, intervenors and paraprofessionals.	N/A		Job Descriptions
PR7	Sample Memo to General Education Teachers	This memo explains student's needs in the classroom.	N/A		Inservice
PR8	Itinerant Information	This handout is for regular educators explaining the TVI's role with students.	N/A		Itinerant Issues
PR9	To The Teacher of a Student with Low Vision	This is a list of tips for having a low vision student in the general education classroom.	N/A		Inservice
PR11	Tips for Teachers of Braille Reading Students	This is a list of suggestions for use with a braille reader in the classroom.	N/A		Inservice
PR12	Tips For Working With Blind Students	This is a list of information for the regular education teacher who has a blind student in his/her class.	C. Cowan		Inservice
PR14	Memo To The Classroom Teacher Regarding Students Using A Monocular	A monocular is defined and suggestions are given.	N/A		Inservice
PR15	Memo To Principals	This memo defines the needs and services that the student with visual impairments may require on the home campus.	N/A		Inservice
PR16aPR16b	Mainstream Checklist For Students With Visual Impairments	Questionnaire for general education teachers to use for information regarding the progress of the student with visual impairment.	N/A		Scheduling
PR17	Tips For Scheduling Students	This information sheet provides tips for the TVI regarding the tasks of scheduling instruction for students.	C. Cowan		Scheduling
PR18	VI Staff Schedule	A grid of time slots for the TVI and or COMS to use for consideration of scheduling.	N/A		Scheduling
PR19	Monthly Schedule For Itinerant Staff	A grid of time slots for the TVI and or COMS to use for scheduling purposes.	Northside ISD		Scheduling
PR20	Monitor Checklist for Visually Impaired	This checklist is handy to use while reviewing eligibility folders for DEC purposes. (Texas oriented)	N/A		Eligibility Folders
PR21	Monitor Checklist for Deafblind	This checklist is to use while reviewing eligibility folder for DEC purposes for a student who is deafblind. (Texas oriented) Word document 6k.	N/A		Deafblind, Eligibility Folders
PR22	LEA Eligibility for Infants with Visual Impairments	This is a list of items eligibility folders should include to meet monitoring guidelines for children served through and ECI program. (Texas oriented)	N/A		Eligibility Folders
PR23	Federal Quota and Annual Registration: American Printing House for the Blind	This document provides outlines and forms for the requisition of materials through federal quota funds and for the annual registration of students who are visually impaired. (Texas only)	N/A		Annual Registration, Instructional Aids/Materials
PR24	Quality Programming for the Visually Impaired (QPVI)	A description of what QPVI is and how it can improve program planning for students with visual impairments.	N. Toelle		Itinerant Issues, Caseload Analysis, Instructional Support, Job Descriptions, Programming
PR27	Texas State Library - Talking Book Program	The TSL program allows visually impaired patrons to choose books from a national library system in braille, large type or audio format. (Texas students only)	N/A		Audio Books, Instructional Aids
PR31	Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic - Texas Unit	RFBD provides textbooks in audio format. (Texas only)	N/A		Audio Books, Instructional Aids
PR29	District Effectiveness and Compliance (DEC) Reference Guide (Texas Only)	This guide includes sections for the purposes of monitoring the eligibility folder of visually impaired students. (Texas only)	N/A		Eligibility Folders
PR30	Texas State Board Of Education Rules and State/Federal Law	Eligibility criteria is defined for the deafblind and visually impaired student. It also includes certification requirements for TVIs and COMS to serve students in Texas. (Texas Only)	N/A		Resources, Referrals
PR32	To Be VI or Not?	Question directed to Mary Murrell, State Vision Consultant, concerning the correct process of the functional vision evaluation. (Texas Only)	J. Rodriguez		Eligibility, Questions for MM
PR35	Referral for Services for Visually Impaired	This is a sample form for the referral of a student with a suspected visual impairment. Word document 21k.	N/A		Referrals
PR36	Referral for Orientation and Mobility Services	This is a sample form requesting an O&M evaluation.	N/A		O&M, Referrals
PR37	Observation Guidelines	List of tips for observing visually impaired students in a variety of settings.	C. Cowan		Student Observation
PR38	Observation Form	This form is used to enter data while observing a visually impaired child. Word document 23k.	N/A		Student Observation
PR40	Information About The Deafblind Census	This document provides Information regarding the annual registration of children with a documented or suspected deafblindness.	N/A		Annual Registration, Deafblind
PR41	VI ARD Checklist (IEP)	This is a checklist of information which is needed at all ARD's, initial and 3 year re-evaluations, initial ARDs and ARDs for the deafblind. (Texas oriented. Note: In Texas "ARD" = "IEP")	N/A		ARD/IEP Meetings
PR42	ARD Meeting Agenda	This is a list of the order and details to be addressed during the meeting. (Texas oriented. Note: In Texas "ARD" = "IEP")	N/A		ARD/IEP Meetings
PR43	Consent For Release Of Confidential Information Student With Visual Impairment	This form is required to be included in all eligibility folders of students' identified as visually imp aired.. (Texas oriented)	N/A		Consent Forms
PR44	Consent For Release Of Confidential Information Student With Deaf Blindness	This form is required to be included in all eligibility folders of students' idenfied as deafblind. (Texas oriented)	N/A		Consent Forms, Deafblind
PR46	Memo Regarding Clarification and The ARD/IEP Supplement	This question to directed to Mary Murrell, Texas Vision Consultant, concerning the correct way to respond to the "Plans and arrangements. . ." statement. (Texas only)	N/A		AR/IEP Meetings, Consent Forms, Questions for MM
PR48	IEPs For Consult Students	This document provides an explanation of when to use goals for the student receiving consult services from the TVI.	C. Cowan		IEP
PR49	Braille Fact Sheet	Information about Braille is given in handout form.	N/A		ARD/IEP Meetings
PR50	Benefits of Braille Instruction-English and Beneficios de la instrucción en Braille (Spanish)	This handout is for the ARD/IEP committee describing the benefits of braille instruction. RTF documents 10k each.	N/A		ARD/IEP Meetings
PR51	Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Information for Parents	General information describing services provided by TSBVI is given. This information must be supplied to parents/guardians at everay annual ARD meeting. (Texas Only)	N/A		ARD/IEP Meetings, Professional Contacts, Resources
PR52	National Transition Network Parent Brief - Winter 1996	This document provides an overview of the transition planning process. It includes skills and activities to be completed as early as 5 years before leaving the school district, and annually thereafter.	N/A		Transition
PR53	How Can I Participate In Transition Planning	This document provides information for students to better help them participate in the transition process.	N/A		Transition
PR57	Consultation Between VI and Assessment Staff	Suggestions of topics for discussion when preparing for and assessing the student with visual impairment is given.	M. Loftin		Comprehensive Assessment
PR58	Documentation of Consultation Between VI Teacher/Consultant and Assessment Personnel	This form is for use when discussing the assessment of visually impaired students. Word document 3k.	D. Mercer		Comprehensive Assessment
PR60	Guidelines for Documenting LD/VI	Suggestions from a diagnostician on the topic of students qualifying as Learning Disabled and Visually Impaired.	M. Loftin		Comprehensive Assessment
PR61	Testing Visually Impaired Children	This documents provides suggestions when performing standardized tests on visually impaired children.	C. Evans		Comprehensive Assessment
PR62	Visual Impairment and Learning Disabilities	Question on learning disabilities and visual impairments answered by Marty Murrell, Texas VI Consultant.	N/A		Comprehensive Assessment, Questions for MM
PR63	Suggested Techniques for Individual Assessment	This document gives a list of tips for testing visually impaired students.	N. Bulla		Comprehensive Assessment
PR64	Comprehensive Assessment in Koenig and Holbrook (Eds.) Foundations of Education, Second Edition, Volume II: Instructional Strategies for Instructing Children and Youths with Visual Impairments	This chapter discusses comprehensive assessment for students, modifications, appropriate tests and report writing.	T. Heinze		Comprehensive Assessment
PR65	Alphabetical Index of Instruments	Over 150 standardized tests and curricula are listed and described for the purposes of testing visually impaired students.	N/A		Comprehensive Assessment
PR66	A Selected List of Assessment Instruments and the Type of VI Student for Whom They Are Most Appropriate (in my humble opinion)	Dr. Mercer gives her opinion on using 10 selected standardized tests on students with visual impairments.	D. Mercer		Comprehensive Assessment
PR67	Assessment of Students With Visual Impairments Sources For Assessment Materials	This is a list of adapted tests for visually impaired students and the location and company publishing each test.	N. Bulla		Comprehensive Assessment
PR69	Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services-Division for Blind Services: Vocational Rehabilitation Program	An explanation of vocational rehabilitation programs is given.	N/A		Transition
PR70	College and University Programs	This listing indicates colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and other countries offering courses in education and rehabilitation of people who are visually impaired, deafblind, or have multiple disabilities.	N/A		University Preparation Programs
PR71	Performance Indicators	Grouped according to subject and skill, these forms help determine areas to be assessed and instructed. Word document 415k.	N/A		Documenting Progress, Intervention
PR72	Related Services: Direct versus Consult	The article was written for the parent and provides excellent information regarding the differences and similarities of direct and consultative services.	J. Durkel		Itinerant Issues, Intervention
PR75	Braille Bug	This site is devoted to public awareness about Braille for children. It includes on-line games and links to other interesting sites.	N/A		Educating the General Public
PR76	VI Guide Website	A guide to internet resources about visual impairments for parents and teachers.	N/A		Resources, Family Resources
PR77	Transdisciplinary Teaming	This article provides a discussion of the importance of teaming for MIVI students.	K. Moss and M. Smith		Teaming
PR78	Planning Meeting Notes	This form is to use when teaming is occurring. It sets time limits and outlines discussion.	N/A		Teaming
PR79	Special Education 6-Week form & 9-Week Progress Report Form	These are progress report forms for documentation purposes of a special education student. Word documents 33k each.	N/A		Documenting Progress
PR81	Texas Deafblind Project	Here is a description of services provided through the project. It includes names of persons directly involved with the implementation of the project.	N/A		Deafblind
PR82	Administrators' Toolbox for Visual Impairments: A collection of resources to support programs for student with visual impairments	This is a resource specifically for administrators to use when hiring VI related professionals, analyzing caseloads and evaluating programs for students with visual impairments.	KC Dignan and C. Cowan		Caseload Analysis, Administrative Support, Itinerant Issues, Job Descriptions, Programming
PR83	Assessment and Instructional Resources	Lists of assessment tools used and recommended by teachers of visually impaired to evaluate student skills.	N/A		Comprehensive Assessment, Instructional Support
PR84	VI Mentors Program	Description of program established to mentor TVIs with less than three years of experience. (Texas teachers only)	N/A		Professional Contacts
PR86	Cooperative Efforts with Families in Educating Children with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children defining the partnership role of families and professionals involved in the education of students with visual impairments.	V. Hart and K. Ferrell		CEC
PR87	Education of Students who are Gifted and Visually Impaired	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children defining the education of the gifted visually impaired student.	S. Omdal and others		CEC
PR88	Professional Preparation and Certification of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Children upon the need for specific training for those who will teach students with visual impairments.	J. Erin and others		CEC
PR89	Educational Programming for Individuals with Deaf-Blindness	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Children regarding the education obligations for those with deafblindness.	R. Davidson and others		CEC
PR90	Expansion of the Role of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments: Providing for Students Who Also Have Severe/Multiple Disabilities	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council for Exceptional Children explaining the expanding role of the TVI who works with the MIVI student.	R. Silberman & S. Sacks		CEC
PR91	The Role and Function of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children explaining the expanding role and duties of the TVI.	S. Spungin & K. Ferrell		CEC
PR92	Family-Focused Services for Infants and Young Children with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments of the Council For Exceptional Children explaining basic factors of early childhood education services for students with visual impairments.	Participants of the XIVth International Seminar on Preschool Blind		CEC
PR93	The Role and Responsibility of the State Education Consultant for Students with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council for Exceptional Children stating the roles and responsibilities of the state education consultant.	State Education Consultants for the Visually Impaired		CEC
PR94	Student-Centered Educational Placement Decisions: The Meaning, Interpretation, and Application of Least Restrictive Environment	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children explaining the need for a multitude of educational placement options in order to achieve least restrictive environment.	K. Huebner & A. J. Koenig		CEC
PR95	Physical Education for Students and Youth with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council for Exceptional Children supporting (sometimes adaptive) physical education for students with visual impairments	L. Tutt & B. Brasher		CEC
PR96	Academics Are Not Enough: Incorporating Life Skills in the Curriculum for Children and Youth with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children supporting more intensive instruction in the area of independent life skills	S. Rosen		CEC
PR97	Access to Technology for Students with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children supporting assessment, instruction and access to technology for students with visual impairments	C. Mack & A. Koenig		CEC
PR98	The Role of the Orientation and Mobility Teacher in the Public Schools	Position Paper from the Division On Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children defining the role of the orientation and mobility specialist.	E. Hill		CEC
PR118	Low Vision: Access to Print	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children supporting the use of standard print with low vision devices.	L. Gardner & A. Corn		CEC
PR99	Determining the Reading Medium for Students with Visual Impairments	Position Paper from the Division on Visual Impairments, Council For Exceptional Children supporting an individualized assessment to determine the most appropriate reading medium for students with visual impairments.	A. Koenig, M. J. Sunscreen, & M. C. Holbrook		CEC
PR100	Education Service Centers of Texas	This site provides the addresses and phone numbers of all 20 educational service centers in Texas. It also includes the VI Consultant and/or COMS for each center.	N/A		Instructional Support, Professional Contacts
PR102	A Teachers' Guide to the Special Educational Needs of Blind and Visually Impaired Children	This book provides instructional strategies for teaching visually impaired students in areas such as social skills, sex education, and recreation and leisure skills.	S. Mangold		Instructional Support, Functional Vision Evaluation, Resources
PR103	Seeing Eye to Eye: An Administrator's Guide to Students with Low Vision	This guide provides information to administrators who have students on their campuses with low vision. It provides definitions of eye conditions, explanations of services and job duties for those involved. ISBN# 0-89128-359-5	S. Lewis & C B. Allman (F.M. D'Andrea, Consulting Ed)		Administrative Support
PR131	O&M Mentor Program	Description of program established to mentor COMS with less than three years of experience. (Texas teachers only)	N/A		O&M, Professional Contacts
PR104	SEE/HEAR Newsletter and Archives	A quarterly newsletter about visual impairments and deafblindness for families and professionals.	N/A		Family Resources and Support, Instructional Support, Resources
PR106	Lighthouse Catalog of Professional Equipment	This catalog includes many items unique to performing functional vision assessments.	N/A		N/A
PR105	Publications from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired	Catalog of books, curricula and kits for professionals who serve students with visual impairments and those with additional disabilities.	N/A		Instructional Aids/Materials
PR109	Association of Educators and Rehabilitators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI) Division 16: Itinerant Personnel	Division 16 of AER is dedicated to promoting quality itinerant education to students with visual impairments.	N/A		Caseload Analysis, Itinerant Issues, Professional Contacts
PR110	Association of Educators and Rehabilitators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI)	Professional organization for educators and rehabilitators of visually impaired children and adults.	N/A		Professional Contacts
PR111	TAKS and Special Education	Guidelines for using TAKS with special education students. Includes list of acceptable modifications for visually impaired student. (Texas Only)	N/A		Standardized Testing
PR112	Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers and Visually Impaired Students	This handbook provides practical, comprehensive and creative advice about the education of blind students who have varying interests, backgrounds and abilities.	D. M. Willoughby & S. L Duffy		Resources, Inservice, Itinerant Information
PR113	Itinerant Teaching: Tricks of the Trade for Teachers and Visually Impaired Students	This book, written by an itinerant TVI contains countless practical suggestions that can be used by itinerant teachers. ISBN: 0891281908	J.E. Olmstead		Resources, Documenting Progress, Inservice, Itinerant Issues, Job Descriptions, Student Data, Scheduling
PR114	Psychoeducational Assessment of Visually Impaired and Blind Students: Infancy through High School	This book is primarily written to aid psychologists and educational consultants who are responsible for carrying out psychoeducational assessments. This book is not overly technical and may be useful to VI professionals and families. ISBN: 0890791082	S. Bradley-Johnson		Comprehensive Assessment
PR115	Language Assessment and Intervention with Children Who Have Visual Impairments	This book hopes to give speech & language pathologists some guidelines for providing appropriate assessment and intervention services to children with visual impairments by addressing issues such as: understanding visual impairments, developmental differences between children with vision and those who are visually impaired, assessment and intervention strategies and adaptations, and considerations for infants and culturally and linguistically diverse students.	M. L. Munoz		Comprehensive Assessment
PR116	A Paraprofessional's Handbook for Working with Students Who Are Visually Impaired	This book defines the paraprofessional's unique role in providing educational programming to students with visual impairments.	C. Miller & N. Levack		Paraprofessional Support
PR117	Power of the Heart: A Parent Involvement Story	Awareness and training tool for parents, service providers, and students, designed to find effective ways of working with one another, includes facilitator manual. Also available in Spanish.	M. Boethel & D. Rudin		Family Resources
PR120	Braille Writer Repair Information	This is a list of independent braille writer service repairmen.	N/A		Instructional Aids/ Materials
PR121	Vision Related Web Sites	This site provides countless links to sites related to visual impairments.	N/A		Reference
PR122	Links to Information on Other Disabilities	This site provides a list of links for specific disabilities and conditions.	N/A		Reference
PR123	Plan Ahead for Your Child's ARD/IEP Meeting	The Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD) and/or Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting is divided into parts and explained in for parents to better plan and prepare for the meeting.	K. Moss		Family Resources
PR124	Questions to Answer in Preparation for Your Child's Individual Transition Plan (ITP) Meeting	Here are questions parents and family members should discuss about their child's future before attending the ITP meeting.	D. Wiley		Transition
PR126	University Prep Programs of Texas	A listing of contacts for programs available in the state of Texas for preparing educators and COMS to instruct those with visual impairments.	N/A		University Prep Programs
PR128	Zimmerman Low Vision Simulation Kits	Here is a kit for simulating various types of visual disabilities and varying degrees of vision loss.	N/A		Educating the General Public, Inservice
PR129	Flax Low Vision Simulators	Here is a kit for simulating various types of visual disabilities and varying degrees of vision loss.	N/A		Educating the General Public, Inservice
PR130	National Federation of the Blind, Materials Center	Catalog of products for the blind and visually impaired.	N/A		Professional Resources
PR109	Association of Educators and Rehabilitators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI) Division 9: Orientation and Mobility	Division 9 of AER is dedicated to promoting quality Orientation and Mobility education to students and clients with visual impairments.	N/A		O&M, Professional Contacts
PR133	Books Featuring Characters with Blindness and Visual Impairment	This is a list of books for children featuring characters who have visual impairments.	N/A		Educating the General Public
PR134	Program Planning and Evaluation for Blind and Visually Impaired Students: National Guidelines for Educational Excellence	This book is designed as a tool for those involved in planning and providing services to blind and visually impaired students. It includes best practice descriptions and evaluation tool. ASIN: 089128155X	J. Hazekamp & K.M. Huebner Eds.		Administrative Support, Caseload Analysis, Programming
PR136	Foundations of Education, Second Edition. History and Theory of Teaching Children and Youth with Visual Impairments, Vol. 1, Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Vol. 2	This two volume set is considered to be the most thorough and comprehensive source available regarding the teachings of blind and visually impaired students.	A. Koenig and K. Holbrook (Eds.)		Instructional Support, Resources
PR135	Specialized Assessments for Students with Visual Impairments, in Koenig and Holbrook (Eds.) Foundations of Education, Second Edition, Volume II: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youth with Visual Impairments/td>	This chapter explains the functional vision evaluation and the learning media assessment and tips for performing each one.	Holbrook, et .al.		Functional Vision Evaluation, Learning Media Assessment
PR137	Teaching Visually Impaired Children. 2nd Edition	This book is a comprehensive resource for the classroom teacher who is working with a visually impaired child as well as a systematic overview of education for the specialist in visual disabilities. ASIN: 0398065969	V. E. Bishop		Resources
PR138	"Validity" In The Use of Standardized Assessment Instruments With Students With Visual Impairments	The author, an expert in the area of assessments and students with visual impairments, provides clarification in regards to validity, over-indentification, under-identification and the role of the assessment staff.	M. Loftin		Comprehensive Assessment
PR139	Comprehensive Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments	These expert authors provide suggestions for the assessment staff in areas which may present concern while performing comprehensive assessments for students with visual impairments.	N. Bulla & M. Loftin		Comprehensive Assessment
PR140	Critical Factors in Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments	The author discusses the critical importance of assessment when planning an individualized educational program for a student.Strengths and weaknesses of tests are listed but the author cautions that their interpretation can still lead to over- or under-estimation of abilities. The interpreter must be knowledgeable of the visual conditions present during the administration of the test. Students should be observed in a variety of settings. Information gathered from parents, school staff, and the student must be factored in when making the assessment. The article further expands into issues related to mental retardation and learning disabilities. The author states that meaningful assessments of students with visual impairments requires interpretation of instruments in a manner that is sensitive to students, that the tests be conducted in a variety of visual conditions, and the assessment must include interviews with parents, students, and other staff members. RE:view, 28(4), pp. 149-159.	M. Loftin		Comprehensive Assessment
PR141	Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services - Division for Blind Services	DARS/DBS provides services to those with visual impairments who meet their criteria and have needs in the following areas: family support, educational support, transition, employment and adjusting with visual impairment. (Texas only)	N/A		Family Resources, Professional Contacts, Transition
PR142	Family Village	This website is devoted to promoting education regarding children with disabilities.	N/A		Family Resources, Resources
PR143	Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Short Term Program Courses	TSBVI offers one week courses designed for intensive training in specific areas of student need. (Texas students only)	N/A		Instructional Support
PR144	Early Childhood Intervention (ECI in Texas)	This site provides basic information regarding the services that ECI programs provide to children with developmental delays and/or impairments birth through two. (Texas only)	N/A		Early Childhood Intervention
PR145	Joseph's Coat: People Teaming in Transdisciplinary Ways	This article discusses the importance of a team approach to working with students with multiple impairment.	M. Smith		Teaming
PR146	Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Visual Impairments	This professional organization is dedicated to the furtherment of quality education of students with disabilities. This division is for educators of visually impaired students.	N/A		Professional Contacts
PR147	Low Vision Specialist in Texas	An up-to-date list of Low Vision Specialists in Texas is provided.	N/A		Professional Contacts.
PR148	Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Outreach Department	The TSBVI Outreach Department offers services which includes consultation visits to local school districts and information regarding students with visual impairments. Link explains resources and services available. Texas only)	N/A		Instructional Resources, Professional Contacts, Early Childhood Intervention, Deafblind
PR149	Auditory and/or VI Memorandum	Memorandum of Understanding between the Texas LEAs and the Early Childhood Intervention agency regarding the services for AI and VI children ages birth through two. (Texas only)	N/A		Early Childhood Intervention
PR151	Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Technology Information	This is part of the TSBVI website dedicated to the use of assistive technology with students with visual impairments. (Texas only)	N/A		Assistive Technology
PR152	The National Agenda	This grassroots organization has developed goals for the improvement of education of students with visual impairments in the United States.	N/A		Programming
PR153	American Printing House for the Blind Products List	APH is the premiere vendor of materials used for instructing visually impaired students.(Many items available free of charge to local school districts through Texas quota funds.)	N/A		Instructional Aids/Materials
PR156	O&M Listserv	This is a list serve available for those interested in issues relating to O&M.	N/A		O&M, Professional Contacts
PR157	VI Listserv	This is a list serve available for those interested in issues relating to visual impairments.	N/A		Professional Contacts
PR158	Learning Media Assessment for Students with Visual Impairments: A Resource Guide for Teachers	This book provides a conceptual framework and structured guidelines to follow in the decision making process for selecting the appropriate literacy media for students with visual impairments. A number of checklists and forms are provided to take the assessor through the steps of this process.	A. Koenig and K. Holbrook (eds.)		LMA
PR159	Low Vision: A Resource Guide with Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments	This book provides guidelines for assessing a student's visual functioning and implementing programming that will enhance students' visual functioning. It also serves as a reference guide for information related to low vision. Specific directions are given for conducting a functional vision evaluation and a comprehensive evaluation tool is provided.	N. Levack		FVE
PR161	Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives	This is a thorough overview of low vision. It defines conditions and provides strategies for intervention for those working with individuals with low vision. ISBN: 0891289410	A. Corn & A. Koenig, Eds.		FVE
PR166	What Can Baby See? Vision Tests and Intervention Strategies for Infants with Multiple Disabilities	This video provides an explanation of common vision instruments used with infants and toddlers with multiple impairments.	D. Chen		FVE
PR175	Vision Associates	This company sells many different tools for the purpose of vision assessment.(It also sells Lilly Nielson products.)	N/A		FVE
PR176	Communication Skills for Visually Impaired Learners: Braille, Print and Listening Skills	This book provides a foundation for understanding instruction in communication skills to children, youth, and adults with visual impairments. ISBN: 0398066922	R. Harly, M. Truan and L. Sanford		FVE, Instructional Support
PR178	Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments: A Resource Guide	This book offers best practices for VI certified teachers serving students with visual and multiple impairments.	M. Smith and N. Levack		FVE
PR179	[Special Education] Terminology	List of terms acronyms and definitions used with special education in the state of Texas.	D. Barnes		Resources
PR181	Assessment Kit: Kit of Informal Tools for Academic Students with Visual Impairments	This kit offers a comprehensive set of informal checklists to assess compensatory skill areas. It also includes print and braille versions of Jerry Johns' Basic Reading Inventory.	D. Sewell		FVE, LMA
PR186	Assessment of Low Vision for Educational Purposes	This on-line guide gives explanations of different assessments used with children and youth with low vision.	L. H.		FVE
PR187	Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Educational Professionals, Orientation and Mobility	ACVREP is a non-profit organization which provides continuing education opportunities for the COMS in all areas of service delivery.	N/A		O&M
PR188	Characteristics of Types of Service for Infants with Visual Impairments	Direct and consult services are defined by activities.	S. Shafer		Early Childhood Intervention, Caseload Analysis
PR189	Determining Type and Amount of Services for Infants	This instrument is used for determining how much time should be spent serving infants.	S. Shafer		Early Childhood Intervention, Caseload Analysis
PR190	Early Intervention Listserv	This is a listserv for professionals working with young children with visual impairments and their families. By completing the form, an individual is automatically subscribed.	N/A	Listserv	Early Childhood Intervention
PR191	Early Intervention Training Center for Infants and Toddlers with Visual Impairments	A federal project to develop multimedia materials for university programs to utilize in preparing teachers of children with visual impairments.	N/A		Early Childhood Intervention
PR192	Infant Assessment, IFSP, Materials Worksheet	A worksheet to help TVI's determine assessment tools to use, IFSP objectives and materials that will need to be used during lessons.	S. Shafer		Early Childhood Intervention
PR193	Infant Teacher of the Visually Impaired Roles and Responsibilities	List of roles and responsibilities for TVIs when working with infants who are visually impaired.	S. Shafer and D. Sewell		Early Childhood Intervention
PR194	ISAVE (Individual Systematic Assessment of Visual Efficiency)	This functional vision assessment kit is used with all levels and ages of students with visual and multiple disabilities.	N/A		FVE
PR195	When You Have a Visually Handicapped Child in Your Classroom: Suggestions for Teachers, Second Edition	Pamphlet for general education teachers that help orient them to having a visually impaired student in their class. Items discussed are technology, legislation and literacy.	I. Torres and A. Corn		Inservice
PR196	The Information Share Packet	Fourteen handouts for teachers and parents to give to others regarding a student/child with a visual impairment. Available from: Lois Harrell Productions PO Box 2385 Placerville, CA 95667 916-642-8555 or email: lois@el-doroado.ca.us	L. Harrell		Inservice, Family Resources
PR197	Ways To Provide O&M Services	Direct and consultation services are defined.	D. Barnes		Resources
PR198	O&M's Twelve Step Program	12 factors that occur when serving a student through O&M.	D. Barnes		Resources
PR199	O&M Checklist for VI Teacher	Activities that a Teacher of the Visually Impaired can do with a student to screen for O&M services.	D. Barnes		Resources, Orientation and Mobility
PR200	Texas Education Agency	This website is home to TEA where one can find rules, regulations, forms, treads and issues in education along with issues with special education.	N/A		Resources
PR206	Vision Simulation	This website provides visual simulations of many eye diseases and conditions for those with normal vision to learn about and develop a better understanding.	N/A		Educating the General Public
PR207	Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process	This on-line guide to educators in Texas provides a breakdown of the rules and regulations mandated by law. (Texas Only)	N/A		Resources, Eligibility Folders
PR208	O&M Referral Process	Suggestions for the COMS to make the referral process more smooth.	D. Barnes		Resources
PR209	When Should An O&M Evaluation or Re-evaluation Be Considered?	The author lists times when she believes an O&M evaluation should be recommended	D. Barnes		Resources
PR210	Report Format Orientation and Mobility	Protocol of a O&M evaluation in report form. Word document 19k.	D. Barnes		Resources
PR211	DEC's (District Effectiveness and Compliance) Requirements Regarding O&M Reports	Information that should be documented and available in a student's eligibility folder regarding O&M. (TEXAS STUDENTS)	D. Barnes		Resources
PR212	Eval Completed. . . ARD Completed. . .Time to Work. . . . What Documentation Should I Maintain?	General documentation for the COMS are discussed. (TEXAS oriented)	D. Barnes		Resources
PR213	You've had the ARD. . .Your recommendations have been accepted. . .Now what?	Suggestions for COMS for when they begin working with a student. (TEXAS oriented)	D. Barnes		Resources
PR214	Presenting Information to the General Public, in Koenig and Holbrook (Eds.) Foundations of Education, Second Edition, Volume II: Instructional Strategies for Instructing Children and Youth with Visual Impairments	This chapter provides tips and strategies for the professional who will educate the general public about visual impairments and educating those with visual impairments.	K. Holbrook, J. E. Croft & C. Kline		Educating the General Public
PR215	The Blind Child in the Regular Preschool Program	This short and concise document can serve as a handout to regular education pre-school teachers who will have a child with visual impairment in the classroom.	Ruby Ryles		Inservice for Teachers and Administrators
PR216	Reach Out and Teach: Meeting the Training Needs of Parents of Visually and Multiply Handicapped Young Children	Written to give parents the information they need to raise their children with visual or multiple impairments. Includes training manual, slide presentation and workbook for parents. ISBN: 0-89128-128-2	K. Ferrell		Inservice for Teachers and Administrators
PR217	TSBVI Website	This website is considered one of the most highly regarded and is the most highly visited websites available for information regarding the eudcation of the blind and visually impaired.	N/A		Resources
PR218	Determination of the Term, "Functionally Blind"	Marty Murrell, TEA's Vision Consultant, answers a teacher's question regarding the use of the term with MIVI students. (Texas Only)	Marty Murrell		Questions for MM

Created by Julie Prause. Please send comments, suggestions, or updates to Julie Prause or Jim Allan

Service Delivery Resources

Administrative Support

Annual Registrations

ARD/IEP Meetings

Assistive Technology

Audio Books and Textbooks

Caseload Analysis

Comprehensive Assessment

Consent Forms

Deafblind, Information Particular to:

Documenting Progress

Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)

Educating The General Public

Eligibility

Eligibility Folders and District Effectiveness and Compliance (DEC)

Family Resources and Support

Functional Vision Evaluation

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Inservice for Teachers and Administrators

Instructional Aids/Materials

Instructional Support

Intervention

Itinerant Issues

Job Descriptions

Large Type Textbooks:

Learning Media Assessment

Orientation and Mobility

Paraprofessional Support

Position Papers from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division of Visual Impairments

Professional Practices

Curriculum and Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments

Programming

Professional Contacts

Questions for Marty Murrell

Resources

Referrals

Scheduling

Standardized Testing

Student Data

Student Observation

Teaming

Transition and Individual Transition Plan (ITP)

University Preparation Programs

Additional Topics