The student Data Program plays and important role for students with Visual Impairments and DeafBlindness in Texas. In January each year, two important counts are made on behalf of the Texas Education agency related to students with visual impairments and deafblindness by this agency. These are known respectively as the Registration of students in Texas with Visual Impairment and the Texas DeafBlind child count.
Information is gathered about every student in Texas identified as having a visual impairment or deafblindness who is enrolled in a public, private, or charter school on the first Monday of January each year. The kinds of information that is gathered includes information about the degree and cause of the visual impairment, age of the child, location of the school and type of program where the child or student receives his/her education whether or not the child uses braille or large print and other information.
This student information is completely confidential. However, summary demographic data is used for long-term planning and identifying trends and issues for students with visual impairments and deafblindness at Texas Education Agency, the twenty Education Service Centers, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Blind Children’s Program, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECI), Texas Education Agency and Outreach Programs. Other agencies and organizations may request specific information to help them advocate for services for individuals with visual impairments and deafblindness at all age levels.
Additionally the number of students counted each year on the VI Registration generates funds based on number of students who are legally blind. These funds are used to purchase materials from the American Printing House for the Blind for local districts through the APH Materials Loan Program.
Student Data Quick Links
Registration of Students in Texas with Visual Impairments & 504 Summary
- 2021 Statewide VI Results
- 2021 Statewide 504 Results
- VI Registration & 504 Count Totals
- Selected Age Groups
- Race
- Level of Vision
- Reading Medium
- Disability Conditions
- Common Etiologies
Texas DeafBlind Child Count
- Recent Year Totals
- Student Numbers by ESC Region
- Selected Age Groups
- Other Impairments
- Race
- Degree of Hearing Loss
- Special Types of Hearing Loss
- Hearing Devices
- Degree of Vision Loss
- Special Types of Vision Loss
- Miscellaneous
- Common Etiologies
Registration of Students in TX with Visual Impairment & 504 Summary
2021 Statewide VI Results
|
ESC |
COMBINED VIR & DB |
DB ONLY |
AGES 0-2 |
AGES 3-5 |
AGES 6-22 |
BRAILLE |
VISUAL |
AUDITORY |
PRE READER |
SYMB NON COMM |
LEGAL BLIND |
VI ONLY |
ASSIST TECH |
OM EVAL |
OM SERV |
|
1 |
569 |
36 |
16 |
47 |
506 |
27 |
261 |
29 |
68 |
184 |
391 |
148 |
560 |
523 |
290 |
|
2 |
158 |
12 |
2 |
13 |
143 |
2 |
86 |
7 |
22 |
41 |
92 |
42 |
142 |
152 |
62 |
|
3 |
120 |
12 |
5 |
16 |
99 |
8 |
54 |
2 |
21 |
35 |
57 |
29 |
116 |
116 |
65 |
|
4 |
1,633 |
161 |
50 |
158 |
1,425 |
60 |
729 |
27 |
193 |
624 |
983 |
435 |
1,519 |
1,514 |
858 |
|
5 |
138 |
13 |
4 |
10 |
124 |
6 |
61 |
1 |
14 |
56 |
85 |
34 |
131 |
98 |
24 |
|
6 |
366 |
26 |
11 |
38 |
317 |
15 |
176 |
10 |
52 |
113 |
190 |
93 |
330 |
358 |
254 |
|
7 |
428 |
36 |
11 |
44 |
373 |
9 |
211 |
10 |
64 |
134 |
201 |
107 |
404 |
406 |
254 |
|
8 |
90 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
79 |
3 |
48 |
1 |
8 |
30 |
48 |
28 |
76 |
84 |
56 |
|
9 |
162 |
8 |
5 |
17 |
140 |
2 |
100 |
0 |
36 |
24 |
49 |
50 |
127 |
160 |
19 |
|
10 |
1,212 |
133 |
44 |
138 |
1,030 |
50 |
510 |
17 |
174 |
461 |
682 |
317 |
1,059 |
1,121 |
563 |
|
11 |
757 |
115 |
47 |
97 |
613 |
33 |
345 |
19 |
125 |
235 |
392 |
212 |
708 |
721 |
420 |
|
12 |
330 |
19 |
16 |
31 |
283 |
3 |
144 |
10 |
49 |
124 |
200 |
91 |
248 |
307 |
188 |
|
13 |
687 |
45 |
36 |
61 |
590 |
27 |
308 |
26 |
97 |
236 |
452 |
164 |
652 |
644 |
459 |
|
14 |
120 |
12 |
5 |
18 |
97 |
5 |
58 |
5 |
18 |
34 |
63 |
39 |
104 |
120 |
30 |
|
15 |
135 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
116 |
4 |
78 |
0 |
15 |
38 |
54 |
45 |
96 |
130 |
37 |
|
16 |
175 |
12 |
2 |
20 |
153 |
1 |
89 |
6 |
13 |
66 |
95 |
56 |
159 |
160 |
52 |
|
17 |
172 |
7 |
7 |
22 |
143 |
7 |
70 |
2 |
21 |
72 |
91 |
46 |
150 |
170 |
46 |
|
18 |
148 |
13 |
6 |
19 |
123 |
3 |
68 |
15 |
34 |
28 |
71 |
45 |
112 |
142 |
40 |
|
19 |
257 |
17 |
7 |
16 |
234 |
10 |
101 |
2 |
14 |
130 |
137 |
50 |
244 |
199 |
77 |
|
20 |
760 |
72 |
27 |
84 |
649 |
27 |
316 |
12 |
126 |
279 |
516 |
179 |
709 |
729 |
401 |
|
TSBVI |
121 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
121 |
53 |
35 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
120 |
32 |
120 |
119 |
115 |
|
TSD |
21 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
19 |
12 |
|
TOTAL % |
8,559 |
804 (9.3%) |
311 (3.6%) |
871 (10.1%) |
7,377 (86.1%) |
355 (4.1%) |
3,868 (45.1%) |
206 (2.4%) |
1,165 (13.6%) |
2,965 (36.0%) |
4,975 (58.1%) |
2,242 (26.2%) |
7,787 (89.7%) |
7,992 (93.3%) |
4,322 (50.4%) |
2021 Statewide 504 Results
|
ESC |
504 |
AGES 0-2 |
AGES 3-5 |
AGES 6-22 |
BRAILLE |
VISUAL |
AUDITORY |
PRE READER |
SYMB NON COMM |
LEGAL BLIND |
ASSIST TECH |
OM EVAL |
OM SERV. |
|
1 |
136 |
1 |
2 |
133 |
0 |
135 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
|
3 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
413 |
0 |
4 |
409 |
0 |
405 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
25 |
73 |
18 |
0 |
|
5 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
6 |
141 |
0 |
0 |
141 |
0 |
140 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
|
7 |
90 |
0 |
1 |
89 |
0 |
89 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
|
8 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
9 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10 |
456 |
0 |
6 |
450 |
0 |
446 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
30 |
12 |
1 |
|
11 |
217 |
0 |
2 |
215 |
0 |
217 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
46 |
22 |
1 |
|
12 |
106 |
0 |
3 |
103 |
0 |
104 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
|
13 |
273 |
0 |
2 |
271 |
1 |
271 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
37 |
8 |
1 |
|
14 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
16 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
17 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
18 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
19 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
|
20 |
269 |
0 |
5 |
264 |
0 |
267 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
|
TSBVI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TSD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL % |
2,333 |
1 (.04%) |
26 (1.1%) |
2,306 (98.8%) |
1 (.04%) |
2306 (98.8%) |
17 (.72%) |
6 (.25%) |
3 (.12%) |
94 (4.0%) |
332 (14.2%) |
116 (4.9%) |
5 (.21%) |
VI Registration & 504 Count Totals
|
Age Groups |
# of Students |
% of Students |
|---|---|---|
|
VI Registration |
8,559 |
78.5% |
|
504 Count |
2,333 |
21.4% |
|
COMBINED TOTAL: |
10,892 |
|
Selected Age Groups
|
Age Groups |
504 # |
504 % |
VIR # |
VIR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age 0 - 2 Years |
1 |
.04% |
311 |
3.6% |
|
Age 3-5 Years |
26 |
1.1% |
871 |
10.1% |
|
Age 6 - 22+ Years |
2,306 |
98.8% |
7,377 |
86.1% |
|
COMBINED TOTAL: |
2,333 |
8,559 |
||
Race
|
Race |
504 # |
504 % |
VIR # |
VIR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
American Indian or Alaskan Native |
65 |
2.8% |
203 |
2.4% |
|
Asian |
62 |
2.7% |
315 |
3.7% |
|
Black or African American |
234 |
10.0% |
1,234 |
14.4% |
|
Hispanic or Latino |
296 |
12.7% |
2,214 |
25.9% |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
12 |
0.5% |
40 |
0.5% |
|
Two or More Races |
65 |
2.8% |
247 |
2.9% |
|
Unknown |
25 |
1.1% |
66 |
0.8% |
|
White |
1,574 |
67.5% |
4,240 |
49.5% |
|
COMBINED TOTAL: |
2,333 |
8,559 |
||
Level of Vision
|
Level of Vision |
504 # |
504 % |
VIR # |
VIR % |
|
MDB - Meets Definition of Blindness |
56 |
2.4% |
3,615 |
42.2% |
|
FDB - Meets Functional Definition of Blindness |
38 |
1.6% |
1,360 |
15.9% |
|
NLB - Not Legally Blind |
2,239 |
96.0% |
3,584 |
41.9% |
|
TOTAL |
2,333 |
8,559 |
||
Reading Medium
|
Reading Medium (Includes 504) |
Visual |
Auditory |
Braille |
Pre-Reader |
Symbolic / Non-Reader |
|
Primary Reading Medium |
6,174 |
233 |
356 |
1,171 |
2,968 |
|
Secondary Reading Medium |
100 |
2,582 |
99 |
NA |
NA |
|
TOTAL |
6,274 |
3,085 |
455 |
1,171 |
2,968 |
Disability Conditions
|
Disability Condition |
Primary |
Secondary |
Tertiary |
Quaternary |
Total |
|
Visual Impairment |
3,927 |
2,609 |
1,104 |
200 |
7,840 |
|
Other Health Impaired |
1,666 |
909 |
351 |
246 |
3,172 |
|
Intellectual Disabilities |
1,316 |
597 |
301 |
127 |
2,341 |
|
Deafblind |
383 |
136 |
52 |
28 |
599 |
|
Autism |
275 |
113 |
33 |
18 |
439 |
|
Orthopedic Impairment |
259 |
325 |
265 |
211 |
1,060 |
|
Traumatic Brain Injury |
222 |
23 |
9 |
3 |
257 |
|
Specific Learning Disability |
102 |
104 |
20 |
2 |
228 |
|
Deaf / Hard of Hearing |
74 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
90 |
|
Non-Categorical Early Childhood |
65 |
133 |
72 |
27 |
297 |
|
Speech or Language Impairment |
40 |
1,073 |
2,158 |
436 |
3,707 |
|
Emotional Disturbance |
29 |
34 |
15 |
2 |
80 |
|
504 |
2,333 |
||||
|
DB or Any Combo of DB, D/HH, and/or VI |
804 |
||||
|
Under Age 3 with no Disability Condition Listed |
202 |
||||
Common Etiologies: Ranked in Order, 20 or more (coming soon)
|
Order |
Condition Name |
# |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) |
|
|
2 |
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) |
|
|
3 |
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) |
|
|
4 |
Nystagmus |
|
|
5 |
Amblyopia |
|
|
6 |
Optic Nerve Atrophy |
|
|
7 |
Albinism |
|
|
8 |
Myopia |
|
|
9 |
Cataracts (including aphakia) |
|
|
10 |
Ocular Motor (including esoptrpia) |
|
|
11 |
Glaucoma |
|
|
12 |
Coloboma (of iris/retina/optic nerve) |
|
|
13 |
Hyperopia |
|
|
14 |
Septo-Optic Dysplasia (SOD) |
|
|
15 |
Retinal Detachment |
|
|
16 |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
|
|
17 |
Retinitis Pigmentosa |
|
|
18 |
Microphthalmia |
|
|
19 |
CHARGE Syndrome |
|
|
20 |
Cone-Rod/Rod-Cone Dystrophy |
|
|
21 |
Aniridia |
|
|
22 |
Hydrocephaly |
|
|
23 |
Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
|
24 |
Retinoblastoma |
|
|
25 |
Stargardts Disease |
|
|
26 |
Cornea Problems (Inclduing astigmatism) |
|
|
27 |
Lebers Amaurosis |
|
|
28 |
Shaken Baby Syndrome |
|
|
29 |
Tumors |
|
|
30 |
Hemianopsia |
|
|
31 |
Anophthalmia |
|
|
32 |
Achromatopsia |
|
|
33 |
Trauma to the Eye |
|
|
34 |
Marfan Syndrome |
|
|
35 |
Usher Syndrome (I, II, & III) |
|
|
36 |
Microcephaly |
|
|
37 |
Peter's Anomaly |
|
|
38 |
Meningitis |
|
Texas DeafBlind Child Count Summary
Recent Year Totals
|
Year |
Total |
|
2021 |
804 |
|
2020 |
820 |
|
2019 |
784 |
|
2018 |
736 |
Students Numbers by ESC Region
|
Region |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
1 Edinburg, Rio Grande Valley, Laredo |
20 |
25 |
37 |
38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 Corpus Christi |
12 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
|
3 Victoria |
8 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
|
4 Houston |
162 |
161 |
160 |
160 |
|
5 Beaumont |
14 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
|
6 Huntsville, Bryan, Conroe |
20 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
|
7 Kilgore, Tyler, Lufkin |
42 |
39 |
37 |
36 |
|
8 Pittsburg, Texarkana, Paris, Sulphur Springs |
6 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
|
9 Wichita Falls |
14 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
|
10 Richardson, Dallas |
136 |
131 |
151 |
135 |
|
11 Fort Worth |
71 |
97 |
107 |
112 |
|
12 Waco |
27 |
28 |
21 |
20 |
|
13 Austin (Minus TSBVI & TSD) |
66 |
69 |
67 |
46 |
|
14 Abilene |
7 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
|
15 San Angelo |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
16 Amarillo |
10 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
|
17 Lubbock |
8 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
|
18 Midland |
15 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
|
19 El Paso |
15 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
|
20 San Antonio |
64 |
65 |
67 |
71 |
|
Texas School for the Deaf |
NA |
NA |
NA |
18 |
|
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
12 |
20 |
24 |
21 |
|
Statewide Totals |
736 |
784 |
820 |
804 |
Selected Age Groups
|
Ages Groups |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Birth-2 years old |
39 |
36 |
40 |
20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3-5 years old |
85 |
90 |
109 |
106 |
|
6-12 years old |
303 |
309 |
324 |
324 |
|
13-15 years old |
143 |
136 |
149 |
161 |
|
16 years and older |
166 |
213 |
198 |
193 |
|
TOTAL: |
736 |
784 |
820 |
804 |
Other Impairments
|
Impairments |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Physical |
448 |
464 |
464 |
444 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cognitive |
455 |
462 |
475 |
457 |
|
Behavior |
38 |
36 |
40 |
40 |
|
Complex health care |
360 |
386 |
401 |
385 |
|
Speech |
615 |
636 |
653 |
645 |
Race
|
Race |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
American Indian or Alaskan Native |
6 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian |
23 |
31 |
33 |
27 |
|
Black or African American |
96 |
99 |
101 |
110 |
|
Hispanic or Latino |
288 |
313 |
340 |
200 |
|
White (not Hispanic) |
306 |
316 |
320 |
412 |
|
Pacific Islander |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Two or more |
15 |
17 |
19 |
24 |
|
Unknown / Missing |
NA |
NA |
NA |
9 |
|
TOTAL |
736 |
784 |
820 |
804 |
Degree of Hearing Loss
|
Hearing Loss |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Mild (up to 40 dB) |
77 |
89 |
95 |
103 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Moderate (41-55 dB) |
182 |
195 |
199 |
185 |
|
Moderately severe (56-70 dB) |
129 |
133 |
147 |
154 |
|
Severe (71-90 dB) |
122 |
124 |
130 |
111 |
|
Profound (91+ dB) |
183 |
197 |
200 |
196 |
|
Documented Functional Hearing Loss |
30 |
33 |
28 |
27 |
|
Further testing needed |
13 |
13 |
21 |
28 |
|
Progressive hearing loss |
51 |
52 |
60 |
68 |
Special Type of Hearing Loss
|
Special Type of Hearing Loss |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) |
22 |
21 |
24 |
18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Auditory Neuropathy (ANSD) |
32 |
36 |
38 |
42 |
|
Hearing in one ear only |
62 |
71 |
82 |
82 |
Hearing Devices
|
Hearing Devices |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Hearing Aid or Assistive Listening Device |
449 |
458 |
489 |
478 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cochlear Implant |
128 |
132 |
147 |
145 |
Degree of Vision Loss
|
Degree of Vision Loss |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Low vision (better than 20/200) |
252 |
268 |
296 |
303 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Legally blind |
324 |
319 |
322 |
305 |
|
Light perception only |
27 |
32 |
33 |
27 |
|
Normal/near normal vision with progressive loss expected |
NA |
NA |
NA |
18 |
|
Totally blind |
39 |
39 |
35 |
40 |
|
Documented functional vision loss |
77 |
102 |
107 |
99 |
|
Further testing needed |
9 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
Progressive Vision Loss |
87 |
89 |
98 |
100 |
Special Types of Vision Loss
|
Special Types of Vision Loss |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Cortical visual impairment (CVI) |
227 |
243 |
247 |
240 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vision in one eye only |
19 |
23 |
31 |
34 |
|
Uses corrective lenses |
351 |
377 |
416 |
423 |
Miscellaneous
|
Miscellaneous |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Has designated intervener (certified) |
62 |
13 |
16 |
240 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Has designated intervener (non-certified) |
NA |
73 |
79 |
34 |
|
Receives services from RDSP |
300 |
282 |
302 |
423 |
Common Etiologies
|
Etiologies |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
CHARGE Syndrome |
83 |
90 |
93 |
85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dandy Walker syndrome |
10 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
|
Down syndrome |
28 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
|
Goldenhar syndrome |
11 |
11 |
13 |
8 |
|
Usher 1 Syndrome |
20 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
|
Usher 2 Syndrome |
3 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
|
Usher 3 Syndrome |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
24 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
|
Hydrocephaly |
20 |
18 |
26 |
21 |
|
Microcephaly |
17 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
|
Other Pre-natal/congenital |
25 |
28 |
23 |
22 |
|
Meningitis |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
|
Tumors |
6 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
|
Other Post-natal complications |
28 |
30 |
34 |
36 |
|
Complications of Prematurity |
94 |
97 |
94 |
83 |
|
No determination of etiology |
60 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
dsb Oct2021