Locating a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
If you have braille-reading students in your school or school district, you will be required to hire a qualified teacher of students with visual impairments. Sometimes, locating a qualified TVI may be difficult, particularly if the student is located in rural or remote areas with limited availability of specialists. Your first job is to try to find a person who already has the training in the area of teaching students with visual impairments.
You can contact provincial or state agencies to find qualified personnel. If you come to a roadblock, your next option is to find a university that offers a masters program in teaching students who are blind or visually impaired. Your best option may be to locate an enthusiastic teacher in your area and enroll them into such a program. While completing a masters program will take some time, your school or school district will have a qualified professional in that community.