Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

"A Center for Educational Services for All Blind and Visually Impaired Students in Texas."

Introductory Training for New Interveners & Teams - September 26-27 Double Tree Suites, Houston.
Registration and Flyer for September Intervenor Training (142k)

Better Together: Building Relationships with People who have Visual Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Atypical Social Development) Now Available! (June 2008)

Evals: Evaluating Visually Impaired Students Using Alternate Learning Standards Emphasizing the Expanded Core Curriculum Now Available!

Expanded Core Curriculum Survey - Parents 54k

Expanded Core Curriculum Survey - Professionals 55k

Information About TSBVI

- Guide to programs and services, school holidays, employment opportunities, departments, board member information, campus map, course offerings, and more...

Instructional Programs (On Campus)
- Comprehensive Programs -students attend school and usually live at the campus in Austin for the regular school year.
  - School Holidays 2008-2009
  - Calendario Escolar de la TSBVI para el año 2008-2009 (coming soon)
  - Parent and Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct
  - TSBVI Library
- Special Programs - students who attend school in their local community attend short programs on campus
  - Short Term Programs
  - Summer Programs
- Post Secondary Program (PSP) - training for remedial academics, employment, and adult living for high school graduates.
Steps on Admission to TSBVI
Students: Where We Come From
Contact Information
Human Resources Department [Updated Weekly]
- Become a Volunteer
TSBVI Campus Map
Community Partners -
TSBVI Intranet - TSBVI Campus Access Only (Requires NETWORK LOGIN name and password).

Adaptive Technology Resources

- pages on assessment, CCTV, WWW access, multimedia textbooks, and more...

Curriculum/Publications

- developed and published by TSBVI. Curriculum materials, videos, and more...

Instructional Resources

- links to curriculum, math, multiple impairments, assessments, subject resources, libraries, download Braille materials and fonts, and more...

AFB Textbooks and Instructional Materials Solutions Forum
Distance Ed Presentations
Downloadable Braille Materials - books in Megadots and Duxbury format ready for printing
Selected Anomalies and Diseases of the Eye by Dr. Virginia Bishop
Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students
Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments
On-Campus Workshops
New Additions
- 40 new braille books (April and May)

National Agenda - Home Page

- including the core curriculum, goals, board, endorsing agencies, and more...

Agenda Nacional para la Educación: Perspectiva de los Padres

Outreach Program

- overview of outreach services (also in Spanish), personnel, and more...

Program & Administration Resources

- information and resources to assist in the provision and evaluation of quality programming for students with visual impairments.

Professional Preparation and Mentoring - How do I become a VI Professional

The Visually Impaired Preparation (VIP) Program is a collaborative project which links consumers, ESCs, universities, TSBVI, TEA, and TCB. The overall goal is to provide enough quality VI professionals (VI teachers and O&M specialists) to meet the needs of children with visual impairments in Texas. The Project focuses on recruitment, mentoring, instruction, and advocacy.