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    Hearing or Visually Impaired Services

    • Hearing or Visually Impaired Services
    • SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS HEARING OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

      Virginia Department of Education Resources for Serving Students with Sensory Disabilities

      The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) provides information on educational services and resources to support students who are deaf and hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, or deaf-blind on its website.  The following links to information and resources are excerpted from VDOE’s Special Education-Specific Disabilities-Sensory Disabilities webpage: 

       

      Guidance Documents

      Deaf and Hard of Hearing

      • VDOE: Resources: Guidelines for Working With Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Virginia Public School - Revised 201
      • Guidelines for Working With Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Virginia Public Schools (Revised September 2019)
      • Virginia Communication Plan for a Student Who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Revised 2019)

       

      Blindness and Visual Impairment

      • Guidelines for Working With Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired in Virginia Public Schools (Revised December 2017)
      • Unified English Braille Implementation Plan for Virginia Public Schools (Updated September 2019)
      • Resources for Serving Students with Sensory Disabilities - Superintendent's Memo - October 30, 2020

       

      Statewide Agencies

      • The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (VSDB) - The VSDB is located in Staunton, Virginia and provides a Kindergarten (K) - 12 educational day program, outreach services, and residential services exclusively for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, or deaf-blind.  The VSDB Outreach Services assist early intervention providers, local school divisions, and families in meeting the needs of children with sensory disabilities across the Commonwealth. The VSDB’s admissions policy is available on its website.  
        • Contact: Pat Trice, Superintendent at (540) 332-9000
           
      •  Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH) - The VDDHH provides standards for educational interpreting services and other services to reduce the communication barriers between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families and the professionals who serve them.
        • Eric Raff, Director at (800) 552-7917 V/TTY
           
      •  Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) - The DBVI’s education services program provides services to early intervention providers, school personnel, and families to help children to be successful in school and the community and to prepare for the future.  The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired offers training in the skills of blindness.  The Library and Resource Center provides services to local school divisions to support the education of children who are blind or visually impaired and persons who are print disabled.  
        • Contact: Caren Phipps, Director of Services for Children and Youth at (804) 625-3972
            

      Technical Assistance Centers and Training Programs 

      • Accessible Instructional Materials Center-Virginia (AIM-VA) – The AIM-VA’s extensive library has developed an alternative system for providing accessible educational media under standards set by federal law to students who meet the federal requirements for print disabilities and who are eligible for accessing educational media through an Individualized Education Program (IEP).  The AIM-VA, in conjunction with partnering agencies, provides required accessible educational materials to students and training for school division staff, at no cost to Local Educational Agencies.
        • Contact AIM-VA Help Desk at (866) 926-1879

       

      • Center for Family Involvement at the Partnership for People with Disabilities-Virginia Commonwealth University (CFI) - The CFI provides information and training to support children with disabilities, their families, and professionals.
        • Contact: CFI Office at (877) 567-1122 or TTY relay; (800) 828-1120

       

      • Radford University Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program - Radford University offers Virginia's only academic program leading to Virginia teacher licensure with an endorsement in Special Education-Deaf and hard of Hearing PreK-12.  Courses are taught through combined on-campus, distance education, and varied educational field experiences.  The comprehensive program teaches all communication/instructional approaches used with students who are deaf and hard of hearing.  Tuition assistance is available for qualified Virginia teachers. 
        • Contact: Karen Stinson, Graduate Advisor at (540) 831-5549

       

      • Technical Assistance Center for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TAC-DHH) - The TAC-DHH provides information, training, and technical assistance pertaining to children who are deaf and hard of hearing.  Assistance is available to Virginia public school divisions, including early childhood special education and early intervention programs, through the Virginia Network of Consultants for Professionals Working with Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VNOC).
        • Contact: Tracey Yurechko, Project Director at (804) 828-1342

       

      • Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Visual Impairment (VI Consortium) - The VI Consortium is the only academic program in Virginia for teacher preparation leading to Virginia teacher licensure with an endorsement in Special Educational-Visual Impairment PreK-12.  Classes are offered through combined on-campus, video, and web conferencing through four universities: George Mason; Norfolk State; Old Dominion; and Radford.  Tuition assistance is available for qualified Virginia teachers.
        • Contact: Kimberly Avila, Coordinator at (703) 993-5625

       

      • Virginia Hearing Aid Loan Bank (HALB) - The HALB provides hearing aids and FM systems for children in Virginia under age 18 whose hearing loss is confirmed by an audiologist.  Devices are loaned for free for up to six months while families/school divisions are waiting for a permanent device to arrive.
        • Contact:  Lisa Powley at (866) 596-9367

       

      • Virginia Project for Children and Young Adults with Deaf-Blindness (VDBP) - The VDBP provides technical assistance, training, distance education, and networking information to service providers and families of children with deaf-blindness/dual sensory disabilities.
        • Contact:  Julie Durando, Project Director at (804) 828-8252

       

      • The Educational Interpreter Services and Training VDOE provides grant funding to assist Virginia educational interpreters and cued language transliterators with acquiring and maintaining the required skills and qualifications to work with children who are deaf and hard of hearing in Virginia public schools.  Free regional workshops and mentoring support are available.  
        • Contact: Marla Pollack, Region 4 Interpreter Training Grant Coorinator at (571) 982-1504

       

      • American Sign Language-English Interpretation programs/courses are offered at the following Virginia colleges and universities:
        • Liberty University Telephone: (434) 582-2064
        • Northern Virginia Community College Telephone: (703) 323-3192
        • Radford University Telephone: Telephone:  (540) 831-5549
        • Reynolds Community College  Telephone:  (804) 523-5604
        • Tidewater Community College Telephone:  (757) 214-6157

       

      • For questions regarding this guidance, please contact Wanda Council, Education Specialist, in the Office of Special Education Instructional Services by phone at (804) 371-4059, or email at Wanda.Council@doe.virginia.gov. 

       

      • Revised 10/2021

       

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      Phone:  540-658-6500

      Fax:  540-658-6042

       

       

       

       

       

       

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