What is a visual impairment?
Visual Impairment means a visual impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes those children who are partially sighted or blind.
Purpose of Regional Programs
The children, birth-to-21, who as a result of their low-incidence disability require specialized services, are eligible for support from the Regional Programs. Regional Programs work in collaboration with Local School Districts, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) programs, Families, and Community Agencies to provide specialized educational support for children with a visual impairment.
Visual Impairment Regional Program Services
Resources
For more information contact Linda Brown 503-947-5825.