• Source: Council of Schools and Services for the Blind
    • The Council of Schools and Services for the Blind (COSB) is a consortium of specialized schools in Canada and the United States whose major goal is improving the quality of services to children who are blind and visually impaired.
      COSB is a membership organization of special purpose schools for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities.
      Schools and classrooms specialized approaches to instruction in small group settings ensure that the curriculum is fully accessible to each individual student. COSB schools specialise in teaching the skills that students use to gain independence at the same level as their sighted peers. Known as the Expanded Core Curriculum, these skills such as Orientation and Mobility (travel and movement skills) and the use of Assistive Technology become the tools students use to maximize learning in school and to be fully engaged in their homes and communities.
      COSB schools are an example of why the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) calls for a range of educational placement options so that the learning opportunities of students are not restricted by the limitations of any one type of educational setting. Under IDEA students should have the option of attending a school that best matches their learning needs at a particular time in their educational career. An ideal balance is achieved when a student's local public school and that state's COSB school collaborate to allow the student to freely move between settings based upon educational need.
      COSB schools provide a variety of services and supports. Key among these are specialized residential and day campuses in most states; short and longer-term program options; outreach services to students and educators in under-served areas; training and networking opportunities for families; professional development programs; the development of specialized curricula and teaching practices; research; braille production; and clearinghouses for instructional materials and public information on blindness.


      Member schools


      Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
      Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind
      Arkansas School for the Blind
      Braille Institute of America
      California School for the Blind
      Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
      Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
      Georgia Academy for the Blind
      Governor Morehead School
      Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind
      Illinois School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
      St. Joseph's School for the Blind
      Junior Blind of America
      Kansas State School for the Blind
      Kentucky School for the Blind
      Lavelle School for the Blind
      Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired
      Maryland School for the Blind
      Michigan Department of Education, Low Incidence Outreach (former Michigan School for the Blind)
      Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
      Mississippi School for the Blind
      Missouri School for the Blind
      Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
      Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
      New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      New York Institute for Special Education
      North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind
      Ohio State School for the Blind
      Oklahoma School for the Blind
      Overbrook School for the Blind
      Perkins School for the Blind
      South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
      South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      Tennessee School for the Blind
      Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      Utah School for the Deaf and Blind
      Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
      Washington State School for the Blind
      West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
      Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
      Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired


      References




      Official website


      https://www.cosbvi.org

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