WCBVI will be hosting three professional Mentor webinars. These are aimed at highlighting the skills and accomplishments of working blind people. These webinars will take place on January 17, February 13 and March 12 from 3:30-4:30. They will feature Greg … Read the rest “Professional Mentor Webinars”
BrailleFest/Braille Challenge (Snow Dates February 22-23, 2024)!
BrailleFest is an opportunity for students to come together and celebrate braille by playing games and doing activities and will take place on February 15, 2024 with a snow date of February 23, … Read the rest “WCBVI is hosting BrailleFest and Braille Challenge on February 15-16, 2024”
Have you ever wondered what the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) is all about? Now is your chance! The WCBVI Outreach team is inviting Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TVIs), Orientation and Mobility (O&M) … Read the rest “Outreach WCBVI Open House with a Focus on AEM and AT”
Please find the following WCBVI Outreach program dates to add to your 2023-2024 calendar. We hope that you will join us this year and please reach out to us if you have any questions.
– WCBVI Outreach Team
The Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is offering the Wisconsin Braille Competency Exam (WBCE) one last time on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the WCBVI campus in Janesville.
The registration link can be found below:
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All Wisconsin students in grades K-12 who are blind or visually impaired and their chaperones are welcome to enjoy this day of outdoor fun and activity.
Lunch will be provided!
Activities begin at 9 a.m. and end at 2 p.m.… Read the rest “WSBVI Field of Fun Extravaganza Happening June 1st!”
The Glen Stacey Memorial fund was created in 1988, in honor of former WSBVI student, Glen Stacey. The funds may be used for equipment, programming, and projects that will directly benefit K-12 students who are blind and visually impaired and … Read the rest “Glen Stacey Memorial Fund Committee Accepting Applications”
The WCBVI Outreach team is seeking to fill two, LTE O&M Instructor positions for EmployAbility, a five-week summer program. Dates for the Summer EmployAbility Program are June 19-30, 2023, followed by a week break, then resuming July 9-28, 2023. This … Read the rest “Now Hiring Orientation & Mobility LTE Positions”
The 2023 Pre-EmployAbility Weekend is designed for both students and staff who will be participating in the Summer 2023 EmployAbility Program. Participation in this weekend event is mandatory for all students who wish to attend the Summer 2023 EmployAbility Program. … Read the rest “2023 Pre-EmployAbility Weekend”
WCBVI Outreach is happy to announce that we are offering in-person Low Vision and Refraction Clinics and Short Courses for the 2022-2023 school year!
Please email wcbvi.outreach@wcbvi.k12.wi.us if you have any questions.
WCBVI is … Read the rest “Outreach Announces In-Person Programs”
