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Every school and agency member of the Council of Schools and Services for the Blind strives to serve students through promoting dignity, independence and the best practices in education. Every school and agency will reach out to students and their families
Wearable Vision Event at TSBVI This article describes an event and a program model that took place over two years ago and could be customized to meet your campus needs. Submitted by Cindy Bachofer, PhD, CLVT TSBVI Low Vision Consultant
It turns out, lots of people have interesting preconceived notions about what a school for the blind does and how it supports students.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, as part of a collaboration with the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder, is looking for teachers, and students with visual impairments to help bring the award winning PhET simulations to
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The DPI Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) is currently seeking applicants for a full-time Education Director position for the operation of the WCBVI Outreach Program.
Check out this outreach and technical assistant team formed through a partnership with the Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI). Click on the headline to read more
The Georgia Academy for the Blind launched the GAB Cafe to teach students about entrepreneurship. Read more
For students with blindness and visual impairments, achieving outstanding academic grades will not ensure access to post secondary education or employment unless the child has mastered the blindness specific compensatory skills, commonly referred to as the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).
Given the opportunity, any child can learn! Active learning, an innovative approach developed by Dr. Lilli Nielsen has reshaped educational programming. Motivating and empowering those with multiple special needs to be engaged by their environment, instead of being controlled by
