VIDBE-Q Volume 66 Issue 1
Monique Coleman,
Rutgers University,
monique@vistaeducation.com
The shifting demographic landscape of America's K-12 schools is a widely
recognized phenomena, highlighted by the recent milestone of students of color
representing 51% of the nation's school aged population (Hussar & Bailey, 2019).
This trajectory is expected to continue in the years ahead. According to U.S.
Department of Education data projections, the public school enrollment of students
of color is projected to increase as the percentage of white students declines
(Hussar & Bailey, 2019). Recent education data confirm that, with the exception of
a predominance of males, the demographics of blind and visually impaired
students are similar to the general education population (National Center for
Education Statistics, 2020). Consequently, the implications of the massive shift to
a majority person of color student population on teaching and learning are
important considerations for professionals in the field of blindness and visual
impairment education. This article provides an overview of an approach to
Culturally Responsive Approaches to
Teaching: Words of Wisdom for TSVIs and
O&Ms