Vision Services (TVI)

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Vision Services (TVI)

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
— Unknown

CVES’s Vision Services (TVI) provides the following services. The services listed are some of the more frequent services provided but are not a complete listing. Services are individualized to the student, as no two students are the same.

Individualized Services

• Performs Functional Visual Assessments, Learning Media Assessments, and assists in Alternate Learning Assessments.
• Interprets medical reports, as they pertain to educational needs, for all school personnel and family members.
• Consults with all school personnel, parents, and students.
• Consults on a regular basis with the New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired and other agencies to meet students’ needs.
• Provides Braille materials and modified materials for tests and to classroom staff to meet all academic needs.
• Participates in team meetings.
• Provides information to the team about assistive technology devices.
• Provides strategies for visually impaired students to be successful in classroom and home settings.
• Provides instruction in Braille/Compensatory skills, academics, assistive technology devices, social skills, independent and adaptive living skills, recreational skills, communication skills, and self-advocacy skills.
• Provides training to school personnel and family members to better understand and meet the needs of visually impaired students.
• Registers students with agencies that support their visual impairment needs, including the Commission for the Blind, Recordings for the Blind, and the Library of Congress.
• Contributes to the development of the IEP.
• Provides support to Orientation and Mobility instructors and Rehabilitation Instructors.