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Texas Focus

Save the date for our 2026 Texas Focus Conference, taking place in Austin on June 4–6, 2026.

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Texas Focus is a dynamic, biennial conference hosted by TSBVI Outreach in even-numbered years—created to inspire and elevate everyone who supports students who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. The event brings together hundreds of professionals, educators, vocational rehabilitation specialists, family members, and university students from across Texas and beyond to explore foundational skills, discover new research, and dive into emerging trends that shape our field.

With engaging keynote speakers, hands-on breakout sessions, and interactive technology demonstrations, attendees can design a learning experience that fits their needs and goals. Texas Focus also offers networking opportunities among colleagues, exhibitors, and families, helping participants strengthen connections and build community.

To support ongoing professional growth, participants can earn continuing education credits (ACVREP and SBEC) while staying current on best practices.

Save the Date: Texas Focus 2026

June 4–6, 2026
Austin, TX
Austin Marriott North

We are excited to invite educators, service providers, rehabilitation specialists, families, and university students to join us in Austin for Texas Focus 2026! For the first time since 2020, we will be back together in person, ready to learn, connect, and grow.

Guided by our theme, “Together We Thrive: Pathways to Progress for Teams,” the conference will explore research, skills, and strategies to support students who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision through a variety of engaging in-person sessions.

Stay tuned for more information — registration is set to open February 2026!

  • An adult stands on stage and presents at a conference with two large graphics behind her,
    Dr. Judy Cameron presents "The Growing Brain" during the 2020 Texas Focus Conference.
  • An adult wearing a shirt embroidered with
    A Vision Specialist enjoying the 2020 Texas Focus Conference.
  • Five adolescents sit at a table with microphones during a panel discussion at a conference.
    A panel of young adults who are blind or have low vision discuss "Transition" at the 2018 Texas Focus Conference.
  • Two adults stand at a podium and behind a table decorated with various types of tactile and visual art while presenting at a conference.
    Kathy Trimm and Linda Brown, educators, present "Creating with Blind Abandon: Creating an Accessible Art Program for Visually Impaired Students" at the 2020 Texas Focus Conference.
  • An adult dressed formally stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone next to a large screen depicting an adolescent.
    TSBVI Residential Instructor, Dan Butler, presents on "Music for Self-Expression and Self-Advocacy" at the 2020 Texas Focus Conference.
  • In a hotel foyer set up with information booths, an adult standing behind a table speaks to two interested adults. On the table are paper publications of TX SenseAbilities.
    Cyral Miller, Outreach consultant, shares about TX SenseAbilities, at an exhibition booth at the 2020 Texas Focus Conference.

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