Bringing Hybrid
Vision Services
Where They Are Needed
Most In Arizona
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Who Is Virtual TVI?
Virtual TVI was founded in 2021 to meet the growing need for vision services, even as students returned to in-person learning. Across Arizona, including Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, and Gilbert, districts continue to face a shortage of certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs). As medical advances allow more children with complex needs to survive and thrive, the demand for vision services grows faster than the number of qualified professionals entering the field.
We believe every child with a visual impairment in Arizona should have access to a Certified TVI who can guide the IEP team and provide direct instruction in areas like the Expanded Core Curriculum. Whether students live in a metro area or a rural region, our team ensures they receive the support they need to succeed.
Here’s how we support schools across Arizona:
Full-time virtual TVI coverage for your district
Part-time help to reduce the load on in-person TVIs
Short-term support for maternity leave, staff changes, or new student evaluations
Remote evaluations for charter or private school students
Summer Braille tutoring, compensatory services, or ESY
Whether your school is in Maricopa County, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, or anywhere in between, Virtual TVI connects Arizona-certified teachers with the schools and students who need them most.
Who Is A TVI?
A TVI is a Teacher of the Visually Impaired, also called a TSBVI Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired. They teach the Expanded Core Curriculum for the Visually Impaired, which consists of 9 areas that students with low vision or blindness often need direct instruction to learn. Research says that up to 90% of the information we take in is visual. So, a student who has limited or no vision is going to miss out on a lot of incidental learning, which is the information most children pick up just by observing others.
Vision affects all areas of life, which is why it is so important that a Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired conducts a Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment on any student ages 0-22 who is suspected of having visual difficulties that cannot be corrected by glasses, etc. The 9 areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum that a Teacher of the Visually Impaired will assess and instruct in include: Sensory Efficiency, Compensatory Skills, Independent Living Skills, Assistive Technology, Social Skills, Orientation and Mobility, Self-Advocacy Skills, Recreation and Leisure Skills, and Career Education.
Our Hybrid Services & Competencies
Evaluations
Ongoing Services
Our Competencies
Unified English Braille code
Nemeth (math) Braille code
Music Braille code
Spanish Braille code
Computer Braille code
Visual Efficiency Skills development
Magnifiers
such as Matt Connect, Jupiter, Juno, Explore, and Ruby
Screen readers
such as JAWS, Voice Over, Talk Back, and NVDA
Braille note takers
such as Braille Note Touch Plus, Mantis 40, Monarch, and Chameleon