Services to Students with Visual Impairments

INTRODUCTION

ORCLISH offers a variety of services to parents and educators of students with low incidence and severe disabilities. ORCLISH is part of a large service delivery system serving students with visual impairments. The following pages clarify ORCLISH's role in locating and in providing large type and Braille textbooks, instructional aids, and specialized equipment to students with visual impairments in Ohio. Due to the high cost of materials and limited funds, ORCLISH reviews and prioritizes, when needed, the delivery of these services.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1 - ORCLISH

• Services to Parents and Educators
  
• Materials and Equipment Loan
  
• Agency and Organization Collaboration
  
• SERRC Activities Support
  
• Braille Production
  
• Technical Assistance
  
• Personnel Development
  
• ORCLISH website
  

Section 2 - Federal Quota

• Ohio's Federal Quota Allocation
  
• Registering a Student in the Annual Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students
  
• Guidelines for Expenditure of Federal Quota Funds
  

Section 3 - Overview of Services to Students with Visual Impairments

• Who Can Request ORCLISH Materials
  
• How ORCLISH Processes Materials Requests
  
• Sources of Materials
  
• Early Start
  
• Special Considerations
  
• Completing Materials Request Forms
  
• Materials Request Form Notes
  
• Notification to Requestors
  
• Return of Loaned Materials and Equipment
  
• ORCLISH Record Keeping
  
• Equipment Repair
  
• Battery Recharging for GE Cassette/Recorder Player
  

Section 4 - Directory of Services to Students with Visual Impairments

• Braille and Large Print Textbooks and Instructional Materials
  
• Educational Services
  
• Specialized Equipment
  
• Supplementary Reading Materials, Books, and Magazines
  
• Taping Services
  
• Transcribing Services
  
  • Volunteer Braillists
    
  • Braille Producers
    
• Transition Services
  
  • Vocational Development Specialists
    
• Vision Centers
  

Section 5 - Glossary

Section 6 - Appendix

• Ohio's Special Education Regional Resource Center (SERRC) System Abstract
  
• Special Education Regional Resource Centers/SERRCs Map
  
• Quick Reference SERRC Directory
  
• Agency Codes
  
• Postal Code
  

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