VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 2
• Advocacy by TSVIs, O&M specialists, dual-certified professionals, and their
administrators remains essential. TSVIs, O&M specialists, and dual-certified
professionals should work with their administrators to adopt a workload
approach.
• Administrators can and should help TSVIs, O&M specialists, and dual-
certified professionals advocate at the state and national level for adoption of
a workload approach and for manageable workloads.
• TSVIs, O&M specialists, and dual-certified professionals should consider
documenting their time spent in job responsibilities using available workload
analysis tools (e.g., the Visual Impairment Scale of Staffing Pattern Analysis,
or VISSPA).
• To address inequitable workloads, TSVIs, O&M specialists, and dual-
certified specialists should use appropriate strategies to manage workloads,
including, but not limited to: shifting job responsibilities among team
members; using alternative scheduling strategies (e.g., clustering or group
lessons); attending meetings or lesson virtually; hiring additional help;
and/or using paid preparation time before the start of the school year
(Pogrund et al., 2024).
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