Bringing Hybrid
Vision Services
Where They Are Needed
Most In Tennessee
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Who Is Virtual TVI?
Virtual TVI was founded in 2021 to meet the growing demand for vision services, even after students returned to in-person learning. In Tennessee cities like Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, and Jackson, school districts are facing a shortage of certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs). More students with visual impairments are entering the school system, but not enough new professionals are entering the field.
We believe every student with a visual impairment in Tennessee should have access to a Certified TVI. Whether your student lives in a large urban area or a rural community, our team is ready to provide direct instruction and guide IEP teams through smart, student-focused decisions.
Here’s how we support schools across Tennessee:
Full-time virtual TVI coverage for your district
Part-time support to ease the load on existing staff
Temporary coverage for staff leave, new referrals, or evaluations
Remote assessments for charter or private school students
Summer Braille tutoring, compensatory services, or ESY
From Davidson and Shelby to Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford, and Williamson counties, Virtual TVI connects Tennessee-certified teachers with students who need consistent, expert vision services.
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