Visual Impairments

• 2026-2027 ESC 6 Professional Development for VI, DHH, AT, Postsecondary Transition

Texas Resources

• Texas SPED Support: Blind/Visually Impaired

• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

• TSBVI Statewide Outreach Services

• TSBVI Instructional Resource Library

• TSBVI Online Learning

• TSBVI Professional Development

• TSBVI Media Library

• TX SenseAbilities

• Texas Legal Framework

Texas Guidelines, Eligibility, and Evaluation

• 2024 Guidelines and Standards for Educating Students With Visual Impairments

• Students With Visual Impairments: Eligibility for Special Education

• TSBVI Assessment Resources

• TSBVI Learning Media Assessment Resources

• Supporting the Novice TVI in Conducting the FVE/LMA

• Reading Medium Decision Tree

• Specially Designed Instruction for Students With Visual Impairments

• PLAAFPs for Students With Visual Impairments

Expanded Core Curriculum

• TSBVI Expanded Core Curriculum

• TSBVI Instructional Resource Library

• TSBVI Online Learning

• APH Hive

• Paths to Literacy

• Paths to Technology

Orientation and Mobility

• TSBVI Orientation and Mobility

• TSBVI O&M Professional Development Library

• TSBVI O&M Workshops

• Benefits of Orientation and Mobility

• O&M VISSIT

• O&M VISSIT Overview

• SWOMA Resources

• TAPS O&M Curriculum

• APH Orientation and Mobility Resources

• APH O&M Bookshelf

• APH Building Your O&M Toolkit

• Orientation and Mobility for Wheelchair Users

• AER Orientation and Mobility Division

• Orientation and Mobility Specialists Association

• ACVREP

Service Intensity and Caseload Planning

• VISSIT

• VISSIT Overview

• VISSIT Form

• O&M VISSIT

• VISSPA

• VISSPA Design

Braille and Tactile Literacy

• TSBVI Braille Resources

• Braille Authority of North America

• UEB Online

• National Braille Association

• National Braille Press

• Paths to Literacy

• APH

• APH Resources

Assistive Technology and Accessible Materials

• TSBVI Technology Resources

• TSBVI Technology Loan Program

• Texas AT Support

• TEA Accessible Instructional Materials

• Bookshare

• Learning Ally

• National Library Service

• APH

• Paths to Technology

CVI and Multiple Disabilities

• CVI Now

• Perkins CVI Center

• CVI Scotland

• Active Learning Space

• TSBVI Active Learning

• Texas Deafblind Project

• Texas SPED Support: Deafblind

• National Center on Deafblindness

Annual Registration and Student Data

• Texas VI Registration

• Texas Deafblind Child Count

• American Printing House for the Blind

• State of Texas Interagency Eye Examination Report

• Consent for Release of Confidential Information for VI Registration and Deafblind Child Count

Professional Preparation and Certification

• VI and O&M Preparation in Texas

• ACVREP Certification

• AER

• Texas Tech University Orientation and Mobility Program

• Stephen F. Austin State University Visual Impairment Program

Family and Student Resources

• APH FamilyConnect

• APH CareerConnect

• Hadley

• Texas Parent to Parent

• Family-to-Family Communities

• National Federation of the Blind

• American Council of the Blind

• American Foundation for the Blind

Transition for Students With Visual Impairments

• TSBVI Transition Resources

• TSBVI Transition Information and Resources

• TSBVI Transition Training

• APH CareerConnect

• Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation

• 2026 SOMA/SWOMA Conference — December 5–8, 2026 — New Orleans, Louisiana
  Major O&M conference jointly hosted by the Southern and Southwest Orientation and Mobility Associations.
• 2027 Texas Symposium on Deafblind Education — February 26–27, 2027 — Austin or virtual
• 2027 Texas AER Conference — April 28–May 1, 2027 — Waco Hilton, Waco
  Relevant for TVIs, COMS, braillists, rehabilitation professionals, and other VI professionals.

• Low Vision Clinic is in January! Please complete this form to request a spot for your student.   2026-2027 Low Vision Clinic Referral Form
   
• 2026-2027 Sensory Professionals Needs Assessment 
   
• 3D Printer Opportunity for the Visual Impairment program in your district! Please fill out this interest form and register for the session!  3D Printing Workshops Interest Form 
   
• White Cane Safety Day in Houston!  See the Professional Development Schedule for registration information!
   
• Assistive Technology Loan Program