Vision/Orientation and Mobility provides support for students with visual impairments in the areas of academics, orientation and mobility, and functional living skills.  Service requests are met for students whose functional vision is impacting their performance. Orientation and Mobility teaches a child to travel safely and efficiently within his/her environment. Tactile and print adaptations of academic and curricular materials enhance the student’s experience with information presented to sighted peers in a comparable manner.

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The Vision Teacher acts as a liaison between the educational team and the family, with responsibilities for:

• assessing the student's functional vision
• conducting print assessments
• training in the efficient use of residual vision
• training in the use of vision aids and adapted equipment
• instruction in learning and using Braille, as needed
• interpreting of visual information to classroom teachers and related personnel
• working in visual perception as it is related to the student’s visual impairment
• assisting the student to successfully transition to a work/training program or post secondary educational opportunity
• using activities to develop the student's remaining senses and vision stimulation

The Mobility Teacher acts as a liaison between the educational team and the family, with responsibilities for:  

• assessing a child's needs as they relate to orientation and mobility on an on-going basis.
• teaching visually impaired students to travel with proficiency, safety, and confidence in familiar and unfamiliar environments
• preparing and using equipment and materials such as tactile maps, models, distance low vision devices, adaptive mobility devices, and long canes for the development of Orientation and Mobility skills

When appropriate the Vision/Orientation and Mobility Department will adapt curricular materials by:

• transcribing printed material into Braille
• enlarging print material for the low-vision student
• providing tactile graphics

A student may be appropriate for an assessment if:

• visual acuity is 20/70—20/200+ with correction
• significant visual field restrictions (field of vision is the extent of space visible to an eye as it fixates straight ahead)
• significant etiology and prognosis (progressive eye condition) 

• training for the one-to one aide assigned to the student
• offering staff development activities