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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We do functional vision assessments all the time when we get a referral. We do the same thing as Kristen mentioned. But we do not do routine vision screening
like the school nurses do. We always need to have a referral from the school (nurse/headteacher/admin.) AND a report from the student’s eye doctor, and parent notification before we do anything with a child.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristen J Sims<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2013 7:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pibe-division] question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The only time that we are called in to do a functional on a student by the nurses is when it is a student who repeatedly fails vision screenings after obtaining
glasses. Even then, a Pupil Appraisal or SBLC member is usually the person to contact us. Before conducting an FVA we send a eye report to the doctor for verification of corrected acuity/field (only after obtaining parent/guardian permission to conduct such
an investigation). This is not to say that we have not found students by way of the school screenings, however, if we were to test every kid who fails, we would never have time to teach!
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<address><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">Teacher of Blind Students</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></address>
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<address><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Only the educated are free.
<b>Epictetus</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></address>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E4E4E4"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> KENDA GREER
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org"><pibe-division@nfbnet.org></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Tuesday, February 5 2013 07:26 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Re: [Pibe-division] question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Yes it is usually requested for hard to access students that possibly are due for testing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Wagner, Gail Katona Y <<a href="mailto:wagner_g@aps.edu" target="_blank">wagner_g@aps.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I don?t see your question, but I have never heard of this and I would never do this. It is not a TVI?s role/responsibility to do screenings on non sped VI or potential VI kids. Is this the routine screenings school
nurses do??<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black">Gail K Wagner<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black">TBVI <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">From:</span></u></b><u><span style="color:black"> Pibe-division [mailto:<a href="mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>KENDA GREER<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 04, 2013 11:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] question<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black">Currently my district has VI teachers helping nurses complete eye screenings including students who are not special education and there is no parental release for assessment. Our current teacher completing this
assignment is completing a min-FVA with distance vision, tracking, pupil response, visual field test and the Hirschberg Corneal Light Relex test. It is considered a Functional Vision Screening.
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