The Perkins CVI Interventions Library

Overview

Welcome!

The Perkins CVI Interventions Library is a collaborative collection of strategies for anyone supporting students with Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) in the educational or home setting. This virtual guide encourages you to browse for new ideas, target specific categories related to the needs of your student/child, and submit your own intervention(s) to share with others.

We look forward to growing The Perkins CVI Interventions Library with your support!

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A young boy in a classroom smiles and reaches toward a string of lights that are held up by a teacher.

Literacy and Materials

More on Literacy and Materials
Grace leans in close to read enlarged text on a computer screen

Provide Personal Copy of Class Notes and Presentations
Teacher guides hand of student to touch a plant

Initiate Attention with Touch Cues
Boy touches a black board with images

Adapt a Book

Learning Environment

More on Learning Environment
Darija and two medical providers stand around a boy and give him high fives.

Support Understanding of People in the Environment
Student at desk with black background

Block Extraneous Motion
Room with minimal visual clutter

Adapt the Environment to Minimize Visual Clutter

Communication

More on Communication
Teacher holds a 3D yellow duck for a student to touch and explore

3D Calendar System
student using communication device

Multi-sensory Communication
ASL is a language all its own and a great way to communicate with someone who is deaf and also signs.

Verbally Describe Signs and Gestures

Presentation Methods

More on Presentation Methods
A woman holding a tablet to a child's face

Present Items and Images in Different Forms
a student and teacher laugh while balancing on large yoga balls

Sensory Efficiency: Warm-Up Activity
A girl in classroom decorates an illuminated vase with a purple ribbon

Light: Use Light to Support Upper Visual Motor Tasks

Submit your own CVI interventions

We value the knowledge and expertise of the CVI community and would love to learn what interventions and strategies are working well for your students. We invite you to submit an intervention (or multiple!) for publication in The Perkins CVI Interventions Library. All accepted submissions will be eligible for continuing education credits or PDPs.

Submit your intervention
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The Protocol℠

The Perkins CVI Protocol℠ is an expert evaluation tool designed to help teachers of the visually impaired create a robust, individualized CVI evaluation report with recommendations for students with CVI.

Take me to The Protocol℠

CVI for Educators

The CVI Center team at Perkins offers spaces for CVI educators to learn, network, share resources, and build community.

CVI Now Educator Hub
CVI Now for Educators Community

The Perkins CVI Certificate

To hone your expertise in choosing the right interventions for your student, we recommend taking the Perkins CVI Courses on Perkins Academy.

Explore CVI Courses

Thank You

The Perkins CVI Interventions Library was created in collaboration with members of The CVI Center team, a working group of TVIs, as well as an advisory group of experts in the field of CVI. The CVI Center would like to acknowledge and thank all who contributed to the development of The Library for sharing their time, dedication, and feedback, including: Kaitlyn Dushay, Sylvia Mangan, Kayla Matthews, Lacey Smith, Nicole Homerin, Ilse Willems, Megan Connaughton, Emily Cantillon, and Carla Palmer.

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