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Advocacy in Action: Highlights From the 2025 PCVIS Annual Meeting

Advocacy in Action: Highlights From the 2025 PCVIS Annual Meeting

by PCVIS Team | Oct 29, 2025 | Advocacy, CVI Advocacy and Awareness, CVI Events, PCVIS News

The PCVIS Annual Meeting, held October 22, 2025, in Pittsburgh and online, celebrated a year of advocacy, growth, and collaboration across the CVI community. Co-Presidents Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald and Christine Roman led the event, joined by members,...
Protect OSERS and Disability Services Nationwide

Protect OSERS and Disability Services Nationwide

by Kathryne Hart | Oct 14, 2025 | Advocacy, CVI & Education, CVI News

Urgent Action Alert: Contact Congress The recent cuts to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) have left critical federal positions unfilled—meaning there is now virtually no one left at the U.S. Department of Education to coordinate the...
Get Ready for the 2025 Annual Meeting

Get Ready for the 2025 Annual Meeting

by PCVIS Team | Oct 9, 2025 | Advocacy, CVI Events, PCVIS News

The PCVIS Board of Directors invites you to attend the annual meeting the evening before the Innovations in CVI conference begins. All members and friends of PCVIS are welcome. Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 5 - 7:30 pm ETHosted at The Children's Home of Pittsburgh and...
Protect Medicaid Nationwide for Children and Youth With CVI

Protect Medicaid Nationwide for Children and Youth With CVI

by PCVIS Team | Jun 26, 2025 | Advocacy, PCVIS News

Urgent Action Alert: Call Your U.S. Senators Today The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on H.R.1, a budget reconciliation bill that would reduce Medicaid spending by over $800 billion. These drastic cuts threaten the health, independence, and education of our nation’s...
Proposed Federal Budget to Cut Education Support for Children with CVI and Deafblindness

Proposed Federal Budget to Cut Education Support for Children with CVI and Deafblindness

by PCVIS Team | Jun 20, 2025 | Advocacy, PCVIS News

The proposed federal budget for the U.S. Department of Education would cut funding for CVI education support by defunding IDEA Part D Technical Assistance and Dissemination and reallocating it to IDEA Part B as block grants to states. Several national technical...
Self-Advocates With CVI: Apply for Board Position

Self-Advocates With CVI: Apply for Board Position

by PCVIS Team | May 19, 2025 | Advocacy, CVI Advocacy and Awareness, PCVIS News

The Board of Directors invites self-advocates with CVI to apply to become board members and contribute to strategic planning and implementation. This would make an incredible impact on future generations of people with CVI and the trajectory of our organization....
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