Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired

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Florida Instructional Materials Center for the
Visually Impaired

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Whats Happening at Florida Instructional
Materials Center for the Visually Impaired
(FIMC-VI)

• New website is under development
• Utilizing a new training registration system
• Online student registration system allows
  teachers of the visually impaired to update
  current students and register new students
• Continuing with FCAT development and proofreading
• Continuing to develop policies and procedures for
  statewide implementation of the National
  Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) for
  students with visual impairments and students
  with print disabilities

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2008-2009 FIMC-VI Weekends with the Experts

• 29th Annual Seminar for Parents and Teachers of
  Students with Visual Impairments
• January 16 and 17, 2009 Hilton Orlando
  Altamonte Springs
• Florida Low Vision Initiative Update with Kim
  Roberts and Alysa Crooke
• Use of Low Vision Devices Teaching Strategies
• Functional Vision Assessments Interpreting
  Results, Eye Medical Reports and Updates on
  Research with Darick Wright, Perkins School for
  the Blind Low Vision Clinic
• February 6 and 7 - In Tampa (location not
  confirmed) Millie Smith on Using the APH Sensory
  Learning Kit for Learning Media Assessments for
  Students with Additional Disabilities (APH
  Partnership Event)
• Pending DOE Approval

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2008-2009 FIMC-VI Events

• Regional Trainings
• North Florida Initiative (September and November)
• FCAT Training ( South Florida in October, Central
  Florida in Feb.)
• Technology Trainings (February)
• Quality Programs for Students With Visual
  Impairments (QPVI) VI Program continuous
  improvement model. FIMC-VI has trained 10
  facilitators and is supporting districts to
  implement the program.
• 07-08 began self study Hillsborough, Leon,
  Orange
• 08-09 began self-study Palm Beach, Polk, Pasco,
  and Pinellas
• 09-10 slated to begin the self-study Broward,
  Duval and St. Johns
• Technical Assistance and Local Workshops
• Seminole County with Julie Durando on Using
  Calendar Box Communication Systems
• Braille Challenge
• January 23 in Ft. Lauderdale
• February 13 in Tallahassee
• February 27 in Tampa