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Program Benefits
NIU offers a nationally regarded program for individuals who
wish to join a rewarding career in teaching children and/or adults
who are blind or visually impaired. Teachers of students who have
visual impairments generally travel from school to school working
with the students on a one-to-one basis. The vast
majority of
students who have visual impairments attend their local schools
with their sighted peers in the same classrooms as their sighted
friends. The special education teachers who provide instruction for
children who are blind or visually impaired work with their regular
classroom teachers to insure that the youngsters receive the best
and most appropriate
education designed for them. There is an
overwhelming need for these teachers. As a consequence, there
are many job opportunities in all regions of the United States.
Individuals who choose this career path can anticipate having no
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