Students are not mandated to attend this optional program unless the IEP team has made such a provision, but parents and local educators are strongly encouraged to give students this opportunity. Program is a one-week program. The Program is designed to help students who are visually impaired or blind develop vision specific skills through experiential learning. Students functioning near grade level who receive support provided by a special needs service such as learning disabilities or educable mentally handicapped program and in junior or senior high are eligible for this program. This program teaches and reinforces compensatory skills focusing on the unique curricular needs of low vision and blind students in grades 1-12.
Time allocated is based on individual needs and varies from a few weeks to a school year.
Students may be integrated into the local public school program for appropriate subject areas and participation in extracurricular activities. Post Secondary Program Participants in this program live in an apartment setting while receiving instruction in numerous areas of independent living based on the student's needs. Students qualify at no cost for this program if they have completed their high school course requirements but have not received a signed diploma.