Teachers of Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility

Abstract The purpose of the grant sponsored the Kentucky Department of Educa on, O?ce of Special Educa on & Early Learning (OSEEL) with the University of Kentucky Visual Impairment Program is to train Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) and Orienta on and Mobility (O&M) Specialists within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The grant focuses on recrui ng, training, and retaining TVIs and O&Ms, as well ac ng as a statewide resource on blindness and visual impairment. The grant engages and collaborates with other schools and organiza ons that provide services to individuals who are blind and visually impaired to increase learning opportuni es in the areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC). In addi on, faculty from the University of Kentucky provide training and outreach on evidence-based prac ces to those working with children who are blind and visually impaired.