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schools in BC by providing learning resources, leadership, information,
training, and consultation to support equitable access and enhanced learning
opportunities in the core and Expanded Core curricula for students with visual
impairments.
Materials Production
As a resource centre producing materials in alternate formats, PRCVI
has over 2,000 titles available in braille and in large print. An ever-increasing
proportion of braille volumes are in Unified English Braille (UEB) code.
Beginning with UEB adoption in 2010, implementation is a nation-wide project
shared with other members of the Canadian Association of Educational
Resource Centres for Alternate Format Materials (CAER; Marshall &
Holbrook, 2015). BC is in the latter stages of the transition to full UEB
implementation in the K-12 education system. Most students from
kindergarten through grade eight are currently using materials in UEB for both
literacy and mathematical/technical
learning, and all secondary school
students will transition by 2016-2017.
Outreach Support
PRCVI serves 678 registered students and 66 teachers of students with
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