Salient Features: The PCVIS Blog
Welcome to Salient Features: The PCVIS Blog! And welcome to the conversation about CVI. Here PCVIS members share stories, experiences, and information that will enrich the greater CVI community.
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From One Parent’s Testimony to State Policy: Lessons for CVI Advocates Everywhere
Learn how to advocate for special education policy using lessons from Louisiana to drive meaningful change for students with disabilities.
Call to Action: Protect Community-Based Services for Individuals with CVI
We stand with the many families impacted by cortical visual impairment (CVI) who rely every day on home and community-based supports and services to ensure their children and loved ones can learn, grow, and participate fully in...
Professional Development Series: Adapting Curriculum for CVI
How to adapt curriculum for students with CVI. Sign up to learn practical strategies for accessible materials and assessment-based instruction.
From Functional Vision Assessment to IEP: Applying the CVI Range in Educational Planning
For PCVIS Members: Webinar on CVI Range functional vision assessment and how it guides effective IEP development for students with CVI.
Ticket Giveaway! 2026 Perkins CVI Conference
PCVIS is giving away two tickets to the 2026 Perkins CVI Conference in Boston. Enter today for the chance to win!
Professional Development Series: CVI Range and Functional Vision Assessment
Learn about functional vision assessment: Techniques to guide evaluation and develop effective CVI IEPs for students.
From Dyslexia to CVI: Janina Rigó’s Journey to Understanding Her Vision
PCVIS board member shares her journey from a dyslexia diagnosis to discovering CVI—and why looking beyond initial answers is so important.
Understanding CVI: Diagnosis & Clinical Assessment
For PCVIS Members: Webinar on the CVI working definition, general diagnostic criteria, and clinical assessment approaches.
Preverbal Visual Assessment for Screening CVI
Learn how screening with PreViAs can help identify CVI early and support timely intervention for children.
Professional Development Series: CVI Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment
This webinar will review the NIH CVI working definition and discuss diagnostic criteria used by clinicians.