Fill out this form if you would like to be added to join the Google Group on the Consortium on Blindness & EL. You can use this group to ask questions, share resources and collaborate with peers around the education of blind and low vision English learners. Questions? Contact: hernandezlegorreta@gmail.com 

The Consortium on Blindness and English Learners was created with the idea to bring together the resources to support TVI’s and other providers with this unique group of students. The three partners in this consortium are the Maryland School for the Blind, The American Foundation for the Blind and Paths to Literacy. The consortium is made up of three pillars: Research, Practice and Collaboration. These three pillars are essential to share information and best practices in the field.

Research: The American Foundation for the Blind is hosting relevant research in the area of blindness and English Learners. On their site, you will find research studies on English learners that are blind or low vision with summaries of key findings. Additionally there will be citations so you can find the specific articles and read the full text yourself.

Practice: Paths to Literacy is going to host articles written by TVI’s and other professionals around the topic of blindness and English learners. Each article will have information on what TVI’s are doing with specific students to give you ideas in your practice. What technique did they use? How did it go? What type of student was this successful with? Likewise, you can submit your own articles to share with the field and submit your ideas.

Collaboration: The Maryland School for the Blind is running a listserv (you join by filling out this form) so professionals can collaborate and share ideas. You will be able to ask questions, post resources, share upcoming surveys and more. This listserv will be a place to collaborate in real time on the specific issue of blind and low vision English Learners. You can sign up for this list here.