Florida Administrative Code
6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6A - State Board of Education
Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION
Section 6A-4.01794 - Specialization Requirements for the Orientation and Mobility Endorsement - Academic Class
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 6A-4.01794
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree with certification in visually impaired and nine (9) semester hours to include three (3) semester hours in each of the following:
(a) Beginning orientation and
mobility skills to include experience and observation of behaviors under
conditions simulating visual impairments;
(b) Advanced orientation and mobility skills
focusing on increasingly complex environments and applications to
multihandicapped preschool, school-age, and adult populations; and,
(c) Applied skills in orientation and
mobility to include observation and assessment, and planning and delivery of
orientation and mobility services to students with visual impairments;
or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree with certification in an academic class subject and twenty-four (24) semester hours to include the areas specified below:
(a) Three (3) semester hours in each of the
following:
1. Foundations of exceptional
student education to include historical perspectives, student characteristics,
and trends and issues;
2.
Introduction to visual impairments including psychological, social, and
emotional implications; history of educational services; and current delivery
models;
3. Functions of the eye and
educational implications to include interpretation of medical eye reports,
structure of the eye, disease and impairments, low vision training, and the use
and care of optical aids;
4.
Introduction to orientation and mobility to include theories, concepts, and the
impact of mobility on the individual, the family, and the community;
5. Beginning orientation and mobility skills
to include experience and observation of behaviors under conditions simulating
visual impairments;
6. Advanced
orientation and mobility skills focusing on increasingly complex environments
and applications to multihandicapped preschool, school-age, and adult
populations; and,
(b) Six
(6) semester hours in applied skills in orientation and mobility to include
observation and assessment, and planning and delivery of orientation and
mobility services to students with visual
impairments.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS.
New 10-3-91.
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