VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

Educational and developmental goals, including instruction, will reflect the assessed needs of each student in all areas of academic and disability-specific core curricula.

Strategies for making academic curricula accessible to students with visual impairments

• Ideas for inservice training to sighted students and staff regarding visual impairments
  Not a DPI website.
  
• Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students
  From the website of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
  
• Making Text Legible for Students with Partial Sight
  Not a DPI website.
  
• Laboratory Task Accomodations: Visual Impairments
  Not a DPI website.
  
• Keyboarding Software
  From the website of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
  

The Four Courses of Study available for earning a North Carolina High School Diploma: Making an informed decision for/with students.

The Expanded Core Curriculum for students with visual impairments. These are additional areas to consider when developing educational programs:

• Compensatory or functional academic skills, including communication modes
• Orientation and mobility
• Social interaction skills
• Independent living skills
• Recreation and leisure skills
• Career education
• Use of assistive technology
• Visual efficiency skills\
  • North Carolina Directory of Low Vision Services (located on the NCCU-VITP website!