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The mission of this organization is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.
Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
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This law mandated individualized education programs (IEP), free and appropriate public education (FAPE), least restrictive environments (LRE), and due process rights.
1975 - Education for All Handicapped Children Act- PL 94-142
Sensory Efficiency combines these three components to teach individuals how to use senses efficiently across all environments.
Vestibular, Kinesthetic, Proprioceptive
Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
What are common causes of visual impairments
Visual impairment acquired after birth.
Adventitious
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Added services from birth to three-years-old (now Part C) and the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
1986 - P.L. 99-457
Initial evaluations have a limited timeline.
30 days
The First residential school for the Blind in the United States.
Ohio School for the Blind.
Visual impairment before or at birth.
Congenital
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This revision changed the name to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)., in addition to adding transition services, defining assistive technology devices and services, and adding autism and traumatic brain injury to the list of categories.
1990 - P.L. 101-476
A key component in the Determination of qualification for visual services.
Adverse impact on educational performance.
Two organizations that focus on teaching VI students.
AER and CEC.
A central acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with best correction, and a peripheral field no greater than 20 degrees.
Definition of Legal Blindness
Two common screen readers.
Jaws and NVDA.
In the 1997 IDEA reauthorization (P.L. 105-17), these two items were added.
Orientation and Mobility as a related service, and the support for braille as equal to print for instruction in reading and writing.
Accessing the core curriculum, concept development, communication modes, and the use of braille/Nemeth are examples of these skills.
Compensatory Skills
Two consumer groups designed for VI individuals.
ACB and NFB.
Common Refractive Errors.
Myopia- near-sightedness
Hyperopia-far-sightedness
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Prior to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, VI students were educated here.
Specialized School for the Blind.
The curriculum used by TVIs to address unique disability skills.
Expanded Core Curriculum.
What is the name of the document that addresses critical issues in the field of blindness and visual impairment and has a group of parents, educators, and consumers that work towards reaching these goals?
What is the National Agenda?