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Professional Preparation or
How Do I Become a VI Professional?

• VIP Program News January 2008
  • Characteristics of the Distance Learning Experience
  • Typical Roles and Responsibilities of VI Professionals
• Collaborative Professional Preparation - from the See/Hear Archive
  • Contact Information
    KC Dignan, Ph.D., Professional Preparation Coordinator
    Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    1100 W. 45th St.
    Austin, TX 78756
    Phone: 512-206-9156 FAX: 512-206-9320 
    KC Dignan 
• College and University Programs - This listing indicates colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and internationally offering courses in education and rehabilitation of people who are visually impaired, deaf-blind, or have multiple disabilities.

Texas Fellows

• Texas Fellows are recruiters!  Texas Fellows have helped people find this field and to become a VI professional. Texas Fellows and their candidates are recognized for a year in the
  • Texas SenseAbilities newsletter (formerly See/Hear),
  • At all statewide TSBVI functions
  • Free registration at Texas Focus (limited to 20 people)
  Becoming a Texas Fellow is easy. 
• Texas Fellows Application 106kb
• Texas Fellows Flyer 5mb
  • Texas Fellows Flyer

PPAG Materials (Professional Preparation Advisory Group)

• PPAG Meeting Summary November 2005 (rtf, 133k)
• Collaborative Professional Preparation in Visual Impairments (white paper) ( 1.4mb)
  • TVI Brochure ( 1.1mb)
    • TVI Brochure ( 28k))
  • O&M Brochure ( 1.5 mb)
    • O&M Brochure ( . 30k)
  • Sources for VI Professionals (.rtf, 16k)
• Need for VI Professionals: Results of a 2005 survey of special education administrators in Texas (1.43 MB)
  • Need for VI Professionals (374 KB)
• PPAG Meeting Summary Nov. 2004 (.rtf, 84k)
• Summary of Data Analysis from Nov. 2004 PPAG Meeting ( 69k)
• Annual Statement of Need
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2007 New Feb. 2008
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2006
  • Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas 2004

Mentoring

• The Activities Checklist for O&M Mentor/Protege Teams  
• The Activities Checklist for VI Mentor/Protege Teams  
• Mentor Centers for 2008-2009
  • Mentor Center Registration (34k)
• Mentor Training Course
• Mentor Program Description 2008-2009  
• Download Mentor Application Form 56K
• Download Mentor Recommendation Form 46K
• Download Supervisor's Recommendation Form 42K
• Download O&M Vita Form 30K
• O&M Contact Log 60k
• TVI Contact Log 64k
• Contact Information
  Chrissy Cowan, TSBVI Outreach Services
  Mentor Coordinator
  1100 W. 45 th Street
  Austin, Texas 78756
  (512) 206-9367
  FAX: 512-206-9320
  ChrissyCowan@tsbvi.edu

Useful Links

• College and University Programs - This listing indicates colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and internationally offering courses in education and rehabilitation of people who are visually impaired, deaf-blind, or have multiple disabilities.
• Financial Aid Information Page
• How to Become a Teacher in Texas
• VIP Home Page - SFA - Visually Impaired Program Information from Stephen F. Austin State University
• Reach Across Texas Home Page - TTU  - Visually Impaired Program Information from Texas Tech University
• Virginia Sowell Center Home Page - The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment is an opportunity to continue the work begun by Dr. Virginia Sowell at Texas Tech University in Visual Impairment. It is designed to include an annual Distinguished Lecturer Series on the topic of visual impairment. The Center will eventually offer scholarships to students participating in the Visual Impairment, Orientation and Mobility, and Dual Sensory degree and certification programs. The Center is also designed to support faculty research and public service. Still in its infancy, the Center is evolving on a daily basis.
• Rights and responsibilities of faculty, students, and disability service providers in the accommodations and instructional process for students with visual impairments
• TSBVI Vision Related Web Sites an extensive listing of vision related sites.

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Last Revision: August 19, 2008