VIISA 3-5 is a five-day training program held over two weekends. It is specifically designed to provide in-service training for early intervention and early childhood professionals who work with young children, ages three to five, who have blindness or visual impairments.

March 14 -15, 2025 & May 16-18, 2005
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, 207 San Marco Ave., FL 32084

This course is available for professionals with a bachelor’s degree or higher in varying exceptionalities, visual disabilities, special education, OT, PT, SLP or in a related field of study as well as the Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Health (DOH) employees, school district staff, and University affiliates. Early Interventionists (ITDS), and Division of Blind Service Children’s Counselors who are working with young children in natural environments. You do not need a background in visual impairments to take this course.

• Understanding Visual Impairments and Effect on Learning

• Medical Aspects and Implications

• Eye Specialists and Eye Reports, Functional

• Vision Assessments

• Encouraging the Use of Functional Vision

• Partnering with and Understanding Families

  (systems, culture, grief, communication)

• Attachment, Communication, and Social Skill Development

• Active Learning

• Motor and Orientation and Mobility

• Use of Touch and Hearing

• Interaction with Objects, Play, Cognition

• Pre-maturity and Other Vulnerable Infants

• Child Assessment

• IFSP

• Transition from Home to Pre-School

• Practicum with Child and Family

• Summary and Course Evaluation

Deadline with Payment: Must be received by February 24, 2025.

Cost: The fee for VIISA training is $300.00. This covers all handouts and training materials (except manuals). Please make checks or POs payable to FSDB. Participants are also required to have the VIISA Curriculum Manual which can be ordered through HOPE Publications, Inc. 435-245-2888 or www.hopepubl.com. The cost is $150.00 per manual set (2 volumes) plus 10% shipping and handling.

VIISA B-3 is a five-day training program held over two weekends. It is specifically designed to provide in-service training for early intervention and early childhood professionals who work with young children, ages birth to three, who have blindness or visual impairments.

March 13 -14, 2026 & May 15-17, 2006
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, 207 San Marco Ave., FL 32084

This course is available to early interventionists with a Bachelor’s degree in Varying Exceptionalities, Vision, Special Education, Early Childhood, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language, Deaf Education or in a related field of study.

• Understanding Visual Impairments and

  Effect on Learning

• Medical Aspects and Implications

• Eye Specialists and Eye Reports

• Functional Vision Assessments

• Encouraging the Use of Functional Vision

• Active Learning

• Service Delivery in Florida

• Use of Touch and Hearing

• Interaction with Objects, Play, Cognition

• Pre-maturity and Other Vulnerable Infants

• Child Assessment

• IFSP

Deadline with Payment: Must be received by February 16, 2026.

Cost: The fee for VIISA training is $300.00. This covers all handouts and training materials (except manuals). Please make checks or POs payable to FSDB. Participants are also required to have the VIISA Curriculum Manual which can be ordered through HOPE Publications, Inc. 435-245-2888 or www.hopepubl.com. The cost is $150.00 per manual set (2 volumes) plus 10% shipping and handling