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Serving Students with Vision Loss

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Definition of Visual Impairment Including Blindness:
 
Federal Regulation: 34 CFR 300.7 (c)  (13)
Visual Impairment including Blindness.
 
Visual Impairment including Blindness means impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
The term includes both partial sight and blindness.
 
Each child shall inhibit:
1. A visual impairment, not primarily perceptual in nature, resulting in a measured visual acuity of 20/70 or poorer in the better eye with correction; or

 

2. A physical eye condition that affects visual functioning to the extent
that special education placement, materials, and/or services are required in an educational setting.
 
 

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Mission Statement
 
The role and mission of the Cleveland Municipal School District
and the Department of Special Education for the Visually Impaired / Blind is to provide district-wide services to meet the educational needs of the sensory impaired student from pre-kindergarten through age twenty-two.
 

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Vision Statement
 
We, the educational staff of the Visually Impaired/ Blind Program commit ourselves to promote high academic standards for all of our students.
 
We support and provide meaningful learning opportunities for each of our students. As role models, we guide each child to acquire the necessary life skills of self-confidence, self-reliance, independence of functioning, and the capability to, on the basis of equality, participate productively within their community.
 
We dedicate ourselves to educate successfully children and youth who are blind or visually impaired to be productive, independent, confident citizens and life-long learners.
 
We believe that students who are visually impaired or blind achieve because of their abilities and not in spite of their disabilities.
 

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Program Description
 
The Cleveland Municipal School District Visually Impaired / Blind Program
offers a full continuum of services for children from preschool through high school.
 
A variety of specialized services are available to meet each student’s needs.
 
    These services include:

·         Adaptive Technology ·         Assistive Technology ·         Braille Services ·         Instructional Books & Materials ·         Large Print Accommodations ·         Learning Media ·         Low Vision Aids ·         Transition Services ·         Vocational Services

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
 
Marina Coveney, Supervisor
Visually Impaired Program
Telephone: 216-592-7750
Email: Marina.Coveney@cmsdnet.net
 
Department of Special Education
Lakeside Administration Building
1440 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
 

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