Visual Impairment (VI)
Definition
Students who are visually impaired include: students who are blind, have no vision or little potential for using vision; students who have low vision; students who have a visual impairment after best correction that adversely affects their educational performance; or students who have been diagnosed with a progressive condition that will most likely result in a visual impairment or no vision after best correction. The corresponding definition is found in State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03014, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
State Lead Contact
- TBD
Florida Rule
- 6A-6.03014, F.A.C., Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students Who Are Visually Impaired
Florida Department of Education Resources
- Florida Division of Blind Services
- Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Florida's Educational Opportunities for Students with Sensory Impairments (8.5 x 11) (PDF)
- Oportunidades educativas para estudiantes con discapacidades sensoriales en Florida (PDF)
Bureau of Exceptional Student Education Discretionary Projects
- Critical Initiatives in Visual Impairment Project (CIVI)
- Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
- Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI)
- Florida and Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Collaborative
- Resource, Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing