1. Update on Vision and Assistive Technology
Julie Kagy
Consultant for Visual Impairment
and Assistive Technology - NCDPI

2. VI Service Transition Senate Bill 897/Session Law 2010-31
DHHS must consolidate positions at residential schools. There will now be one administrator at each school.
Office of Educational Services will be eliminated on Oct. 1, Interim Superintendent hired.
Outreach Program (VI) and Resource Support Program (D/HH) will move to DPI on Oct. 1, 2010.
Joint Committee established by Oct.1,2010 to find new superintendent for all three schools to be hired by May 2011.

3. VI Service Transition
State Board of Ed will develop a transition plan for residential schools and present it to the legislature before Dec. 1, 2010.
The 3 Residential Schools and the Early Intervention programs will be transferred to DPI on June 1, 2011.

4. VI Transition
Outreach will continue to provide Functional Vision Assessments and Learning Media Assessments and consultation.
No Short Term sessions at the campus until further notice

5. Visual Impairment
APH Federal Quota Funds for public and private accounts.
Yearly Quota Report.(List of all Legally Blind Students)
Report will be requested earlier this year.
Orders for materials, equipment and equipment repair for legally blind students.
Send APH Order form to me.
Julie Kagy

6. Professional Development VI
More difficult/ fewer opportunities/ may need to travel more than other teachers
EC Conference - November Vision Institute Nov. 2 & 3
Functional Vision Assessment and Learning Media Assessment
AT Expo – November 18 & 19, 2010
Bookshare Pre Conference – Nov. 17
NC Conference for Visual Impairment and Blindness – April 8& 9, 2011

7. Prison Braille Initiative
DPI, NCCU and Correction Enterprises
Scotland County Prison
Working with Richmond Community College
Hope to begin production by 2012
Brailler Repair

8. Other Issues Contract TVI services NCCU VITP http://www.nccu-vitp.net/
Beth Harris, Ph.D.
Phone:
(919) (NCCU)
(919) (GMS)

9. Assistive Technology
Braille and Large Print: State Adopted Texts are ordered through State Textbook Warehouse.
Audio Books - for print-disabled students.
EC Division will continue to work with RFB&D
All LEAs will continue to have a EC funded membership with RFB&D.
Will train and promote use of Bookshare
Bookshare.org / Free membership to students and teachers
Manage provision of files from the NIMAC
LEAs should have an accessible file agreement with publishers

10. Assistive Technology
AT and Augmentative Communication evaluation teams being developed across the state.
16 teams
4 New Teams started at Summer Institute in July.
First Year: two-day trainings
Site Visits
On-going Consultation
Second Year: 2 one-day trainings

11. Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Interdisciplinary Assessment Team Initiative
Alleghany
Ashe
Surry
Stokes
Rockingham
Northampton
Gates
Caswell
Person
Camden
Currituck
Vance
Warren
Hertford
Watauga
Pasquotank
Wilkes
Halifax
Perquimans
Yadkin
Forsyth
Avery
Guilford
Granville
Orange
Bertie
Chowan
Mitchell
Caldwell
Alamance
Durham
Franklin
Alexander
Davie
Nash
Madison
Yancey
Edgecombe
Martin
Davidson
Wake
Washington
Burke
Iredell
Tyrrell
Dare
McDowell
Randolph
Wilson
Buncombe
Catawba
Chatham
Rowan
Haywood
Pitt
Beaufort
Swain
Rutherford
Lincoln
Lee
Johnston
Hyde
Graham
Cabarrus
Jackson
Henderson
Stanly
Harnett
Wayne
Polk
Cleveland
Gaston
Montgomery
Moore
Lenoir
Cherokee
Macon
Transylvania
Mecklenburg
Craven
Pamlico
Clay
Hoke
Cumberland
Greene
Union
Richmond
Sampson
Jones
Anson
Duplin
Scotland
Onslow
Carteret
Robeson
Bladen
Pender
Columbus
New
Hanover
Brunswick

12. Training based on a tiered model
General Education Initiatives
Intermediate Consultations
Specialized Team Evaluations
LEA Commitment
Travel Cost – transportation and lodging
Training time – Initially
Team meeting and evaluation time
SPL, OT and others
May join with another LEA for team