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National Agenda Goal Statements
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All the following goal statements apply to infants, toddlers, children and youths who are visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities.
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Students and their families will be referred to an appropriate education program within 30 days of identification of a suspected visual impairment.
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Policies and procedures will be implemented to ensure the right of all parents to full participation and equal partnership in the education process.
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Universities, with a minimum of one full-time faculty member in the area of visual impairment, will prepare a sufficient number of educators of students with visual impairments to meet personnel needs throughout the country.
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Service providers will determine caseloads based on the needs of students and will require ongoing professional development for all teachers and orientation and mobility instructors.
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Local education programs will ensure that all students have access to a full array of placement options.
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Assessment of students will be conducted, in collaboration with parents, by personnel having expertise in the education of students with visual impairments.
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Access to developmental and educational services will include an assurance that instructional materials are available to students in the appropriate media and at the same time as their sighted peers.
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Educational and developmental goals, including instruction, will reflect the assessed needs of each student in all areas of acedemic and disability-specific core curricula.
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