Services available through the VIS Program:

• In-home intervention for infants and preschoolers and their families.
• Parent training and support.
• Individualized instruction in the use of Braille, adapted materials and assistive devices.
• Consultation with school personnel about visual impairment, assistive technology, and environmental/curricular adaptations.
• Assistance to school nurses with vision screening of preschoolers and children with multiple disabilities.
• Functional Vision Assessments, Learning Media Assessments, and Assistive Technology Evaluations for students identified as visually impaired.
• Orientation and Mobility evaluation and instruction by certified instructors for students who are blind.
• School-to-adult life transition services.

To refer a student with a visual impairment for VIS services:

• Complete a VIS referral form.
• Attach proof of visual impairment from an optometrist and/or ophthalmologist (eye specialist).
• If feasible, attach a "permission to evaluate" signed by the parent.
• Mail to:
  Visually Impaired Program
  Intermediate Unit 8
  4500 6th Avenue
  Altoona, PA 16602