Services

Students With a Visual Impairment

Information about services and events that are available through the Michigan Department of Education, Low Incidence Outreach (MDE-LIO).

  • Instructional Materials Center (IMC)
    The IMC can search for books and produce and/or loan Braille and enlarged print books.
  • Quality Programs for Students With a Visual Impairment (QPVI) Process
    Quality Programs for Students with a Visual Impairment (QPVI) is a model process for providing technical assistance to public school districts in the development, improvement, and documentation of programs serving students with visual impairments.
  • Other VI Resources
    The MDE-LIO provides additional services for students with a visual impairment and/or students who are deaf/hard of hearing, their families, professionals, and other interested persons.
  • Technical Assistance
    Technical assistance is available upon request for program and student evaluation.
  • Scholarships
    The MDE-LIO offers mini grants for activities, training, and support for families as they impact the lives of children and young adults who are visually impaired and/or deafblind.
  • Michigan Severity Rating Scales
    • Vision Services Severity Rating Scale (VSSRS)
      The Vision Services Severity Rating Scale (VSSRS) has been developed to assist the Teacher Consultant for the Visually Impaired (TCVI) or Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) in making recommendations for services to the visually impaired population in the state of Michigan. A Vision Services Severity Rating Scale for Students with Additional Needs (VSSRS+) is in the process of being developed.
    • Orientation & Mobility Severity Rating Scale 
      The Orientation & Mobility Severity Rating Scale (O&MSRS) has been developed and revised to assist Orientation & Mobility Specialists in making recommendations for services for students who are blind or visually impaired in the state of Michigan. In addition to the Revised O&MSRS, an Orientation and Mobility Severity Rating Scale for Students with Additional Needs (O&MSRS+) has been developed. It should be stressed that the Severity Rating Scales are not assessment/evaluation instruments, but rather tools for assisting in service delivery times.