DVI Position Papers
The
following are DRAFT position papers. Please review them and send any
comments to Wendy Sapp.
Student-Centered
Educational Placement Decisions: The Meaning, Interpretation, and Application of
Least Restrictive Environment for Students with Visual Impairments by
Huebner, Garber & Wormsley
The
Role of Orientation and Mobility Specialist in the Public School (Griffin-Shirley,
Kelley & Lawrence)
Professional
Preparation and Certification of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (Erin,
Holbrook, Sanspree & Swallow)
Below
are links to the DVI Position Papers that have been developed by the membership
between 1990 and 2000.
Professional
Practice
Facilitating
Visual Efficiency and Access to Learning for Students with Low Vision (Amanda
H. Lueck, Jane N. Erin, Anne L. Corn, and Sharon Z. Sacks)
Supporting
the Social and Emotional Needs of Students with Low Vision to Promote Academic
and Social Success (Sharon Z. Sacks, Amanda H. Lueck, Anne L. Corn &
Jane N. Erin)
Family-Centered
Practices for Infants and Young Children with Visual Impairments
(Revised
and accepted on October 19, 2003)
Cooperative
Efforts with Families in Educating Children with Visual Impairments
(Hart, Ferrell)
Education
of Students who are Gifted and Visually Impaired (Ruconich, Omdal, Ferrell, & Corn)
Professional
Preparation and Certification of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments
(Erin, Holbrook, Sanspree, & Swallow)
Educational
Programming for Individuals with Deafblindness (Davidso,
Miller, & Collins)
Expansion
of the Role of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments: Providing for
Students who also have Severe/ Multiple Disabilities (Silberman & Sacks)
The
Role and Function of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
(Spungin & Ferrell)
The
Role and Responsibility of the State Education Consultant for Students with Visual Impairments
(State Education Consultants for the Visually Impaired)
Student-Centered
Educational Placement Decisions: The Meaning, Interpretation, and Application of Least Restrictive Environment
(Huebner & Koenig)
Curriculum
and Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments
Physical
Education for Children and Youth with Visual Impairments (Tutt &
Brasher)
Academics
Are Not Enough: Incorporating Life Skills in the Curriculum for Children and
Youth with Visual Impairments (Rosen)
The
Role of the Orientation and Mobility Teacher in the Public School
(Hill)
Access
to Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
(Mack & Koenig)
Low
Vision: Access to Print
(Gardner & Corn)
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