[Pibe-division] self employed tvi particulars tvi teaches from core curriculum and expanded core curriculum

Shelley Hochreiter hocknoker at aol.com
Tue Jun 26 20:24:36 UTC 2012


Hi,
I apologize for contradicting Sara' response stating that the TVI "teaches blind and visually impaired students without additional disabilities."  Perhaps the responsibility of a TVI is different in some states but in most states we serve students with a variety of disabilities but the student must have a visual impairment of some degree to be eligible to receive TVI services.  I have had students who are totally blind or low vision with no other disability but at this point in my almost 30 years of teaching the majority of my VI students also have other disabilities.  I have increasingly more students with cortical visual impairment with multiple disabilities; along with students who are hearing impaired or Deaf; learning disabilities; developmentally delayed; physical involvement; communication issues; medically fragile students that are home based, etc., etc., etc....It would be very difficult to classify my typical caseload from one year to the next.  And as a TVI I work closely with other specialists to meet the diverse needs of my students, ie. PT, OT, Speech, Augmentative Communication, Assistive Technology.
Shelley 


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On Jun 26, 2012, at 1:52 PM, "Sara Rooz" <sararooz at gmail.com> wrote:

> re: self employed tv
> i  I  just want to add to what Gail indicated a tvi teaches. The certified teacher of the blind and visually impaired teaches blind and visually impaired students without additional disabilities 1. core curriculum which are  all academics subjects that blind, visually impaired and sighted students learn in the class. 2. AA certified teacher of the blind and visually impaired (TVI) teaches blind and visually impaired teaches blind and visually impaired students skills included in the expanded core curriculum which include: braiile, visual efficiency skills, assistive technology, independent living skills, advocacy skills, organizational skills, social skills, recreational and leisure skills, career developmen, tlistening skills, signature writing skills, physical education etc. Each state has programs to become a certified teacher of the blind and visually impaired baut each teacher university course sequence and license requirements may differ. You may teach in the state you reside with a license as a certified teacher of the blind and visually impaire from the state you reside in and upon applying for a tvi license and you successfully receive a tvi license in the state where you reside in yo may teach as a tvi in the state you reside in.. There is no reciprocity between states if you decide to move to another state to teach. From my understanding, if yoare a licensed tvi from another state you may be able to teach for a specific time butt you still get certified to teaching the state a tvi decides teach in. I don't think I'll be able to attend the convention do to money issues either. However, I have benefitted greatly from being on this list.
> Sara Rooz
> Certified Teacherof  the Blind and Visually Impaired in New York
> Independent Related Service provider Vision Education Services in New York City
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