The Education Specialist Credential Program in Visual Impairment (VI)
prepares highly qualified educators to teach and empower a diverse range of blind and low
vision students aged birth to 22 and their families. Our program prepares educators to bridge
current evidence-based literature with practice-orientated instructional strategies that are
focused on promoting students' access to core and expanded core curriculum areas, while
emphasizing barrier-free membership in school, home, and community settings. We commit to
exercising culturally responsive pedagogy as aligned with principles of anti-racism and anti-
ableism. Candidates are expected to demonstrate skills in working with an array of
professionals as well as families in order to facilitate learner participation and growth within
the context of their educational experience.
Education Specialist Credential in
Visual Impairment
Graduates from our program:
• Demonstrate competence in assessment and instruction to promote
functional literacy in braille, print and auditory methodologies
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Have skills in collaborating with an array of professionals as well as families
In order to facilitate learner participation and growth
• Participate in field assignments that include diverse populations, and issues related to
the effects of cultural and linguistic differences
• Demonstrate
knowledge and skills regarding the effects of adventitious and congenital visual
impairments as well as the impact of various conditions on learning and development
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Adam Graves: adamgraves@sfsu.edu
