Visual Impairment/Orientation and Mobility

Region 4 provides professional development opportunities and technical assistance for districts and charter schools who serve students with visual impairments.

• Orientation and Mobility (O&M) funds to support districts with O&M specialists
• Quality Programs for Students with Visual Impairments (QPVI) is one way to ensure that district programs meet federal and state requirements
• Project DOVES is a low vision evaluation sponsored in conjunction with the University of Houston, Center for Sight Enhancement
• The Visual Impairment Endorsement Program prepares teachers to serve students with visual impairments
• Technical Assistance is available to teachers in the Region 4 service area.

• Open Lab Request Form
• Lost, Stolen or Broken VI Technology Equipment Form
• VI Technology Implementation Form 
• Technology Loan Program for Students with Visual Impairments Participation Agreement 2019–2020
• 2019–2020 VI Resource Directory—English
• 2019–2020 VI Resource Directory—Spanish
• VI Professionals Equipment Request

Evaluation Suite: Templates to Determine Vision Needs

• General Functional Vision Evaluation and Learning Media Assessment
  • Interactive template (PDF)
  • Word document shell
  • Word document guide
• Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)
  • Interactive template (PDF)
  • Word document shell
  • Word document guide

• Multiple Impairment and Visual Impairment (MIVI)
  • ​Interactive template (PDF)
  • Word document shell
  • Word document guide

Helpful Resources:

• For general information regarding visual impairment
• For information on VI Endorsement programs in Texas
  • SFASU
  • Texas Tech University

Registration for professional development is available on-line through the Region 4 eCatalog.

Contacts:

Sheryl Sokoloski
713.744.6315
sheryl.sokoloski@esc4.net