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Annotated Descriptor for Blind/Severely Visually Impaired Level II

Funding Guideline Criteria

The student's vision is so severely impaired that the primary learning mode is not visual, necessitating extensive modifications in the learning environment.

Descriptors

Student Profile

• Formal Diagnosis/Eye Condition (summarize diagnostic information from ophthalmologist report).
• Acuity (indicate measure of acuity reported (e.g. 20/200, light perception only, no measurable acuity could be obtained).
• Indicate whether the student is primarily a tactile learner or is a dual learner (both tactile and visual).
• Report whether the student's vision is stable or is deteriorating.

Resource Profile

• Specify whether the student's primary mode for reading and writing (e.g. print, large print, magnified large print or braille).
• Specify adaptations required to accommodate for the student's visual impairment and access to the curricular expectations (e.g. CCTV, large print material/audiotape, scribe, etc).
• Indicate whether the student receives periodic direct instruction in orientation and mobility, specialized technology or braille.
• Identify whether the student is being monitored by a Consultant for the Visually Impaired.

 

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