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O&M specialists (i.e., direct instruction), but it does not capture all of what these
professionals are and should be doing.
Table 1
Participant Demographics
Total Responses (N = 183)
Gender
Female 90.2% (n=165)
Male 8.7% (n=165)
Race
White 88.5% (n=162)
Asian 2.7% (n=5)
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% (n=1)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
1.6% (n=3)
Black or African American 1.6% (n=3)
Other 1.6% (n=3)
Prefer Not to Say 1.6% (n=3)
More Than One Race 1.6% (n=3)
Role
TSVI 62.3% (n=114)
O&M Specialist 9.8% (n=18)
Dual-Certified, working in both roles 27.9% (n=51)
Current Employment Status
Full-time 93.4% (n=171)
Part-time 6.6% (n=12)
We also asked participants about the amount of time they spent annually in
student-specific activities (see Table 2). Participants spent the most time in
IEP/IFSP meetings (on average 7-10 times per year), and they noted that these
meetings occurred throughout the school year. They spent the least amount of time
attending medical appointments with students and families (on average not doing
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