Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS
Section 92-24-006.60 - Special Education - Visual Impairment

Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 24 ยง 006-60

Current through March 20, 2024

006.60A Grade Levels: Pre-kindergarten through grade 12.

006.60B Endorsement Type: Subject. This endorsement requires an applicant to have a valid teaching certificate.

006.60C Persons with this endorsement may teach students with visual impairments from birth through age 21. "Visual Impairment" includes blindness, low vision (legal blindness and partial sight) and vision loss associated with other impairments.

006.60D Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement shall require a minimum of 30 semester hours in special education courses including 6 semester hours in general special education and 24 semester hours in the education of students with visual impairment.

006.60E Endorsement Program Requirements: Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.

THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS ENDORSEMENT.

Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution should provide the following content:

A. A minimum of 6 semester hours will include background in general special education.

B. Twenty-four (24) hours should include learning experiences and course content which address the following areas in education of students with visual impairments:
1. historical, philosophical, theoretical perspectives;

2. program and service delivery models;

3. characteristics of students with visual impairments;

4. family communication and advocacy;

5. identification and assessment;

6. student and program evaluation;

7. instructional strategies, materials, and methods;

8. communication skills;

9. Braille codes and formats with demonstrated proficiency;

10. orientation and mobility;

11. curriculum adaptations;

12. structure and function of the eye;

13. daily living skills;

14. implications of low vision;

15. medical and health-related issues;

16. social-psychological implications;

17. use of devices and technology;

18. implications of the multi-handicapped learner;

19. transition issues; and

20. practicum or internship.

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