VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 3
This dedication to community and professional partnerships is set to grow
even further in the coming years. Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year the
SFSU VI Program has agreed to join with other organizations in Northern
California to develop a Center on Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Collaboration.
This project would build upon the existing relationships with CSB, Little Learners
and the UC Berkeley College of Optometry by supporting professionals in the
educational, early childhood and medical fields in the implementation of CVI
screening and evaluation tools and instructional strategies. In addition, this
collaboration will provide masters and doctoral students in the SFSU VI program
the opportunity to participate in, and potentially present research on, CVI
assessment and instruction with VI professionals from a variety of different
professional disciplines.
From the braille curriculum and instructional aids developed by Sally and
Phil Mangold, Fred Sinclair's work in distributing braille and talking book
materials to blind and visually impaired students, and Phil Hatlen's contributions
to the development and adoption of the Expanded Core Curriculum, graduates
from the Program in Visual Impairment at San Francisco State University have
been providing significant contributions to the field of blind and low vision
education since its inception. In the 70 years since the first cohort of students
began their teaching careers, the SFSU Program in Visual Impairments has
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