Photograph of Northern Illinois University graduate students and their instructors during
an Advanced Orientation and Mobility class nearby Wrigley Field in downtown Chicago.
Northern Illinois University Visual Disabilities Program
Founded 1964
Generous Financial Aid is Available
Programs offered:
• Training teachers of students with visual impairments (TSVIs) for work in the
schools with children who have visual disabilities.
• Training orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists to work with children and/or
adults who are visually disabled.
• Training rehabilitation teachers (RTs) to work with adults who have visual
disabilities.
For more information, go to the following website to read about the program:
• www.vision.niu.edu
Also, go to the following YouTube links to learn more about the program:
• http://youtu.be/UHmpASpzCKA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxgVXY5jg7o
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