Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) involves visual processing issues stemming from the brain rather than the eyes. Unlike ocular impairments, CVI is related to brain structure and how vision is processed therein.
Cerebral Visual Impairment Presentation for DeafBlind Ontario Services
How can we assess/track progress for individuals with cerebral visual impairment?
Google Forms
Task analysis
Cortical Visual Impairment Range (Christine Roman-Lantzy)
aAnecdotal notes and observation (Gordon Dutton)
What techniques, modifications to the environment, and accommodations to material can be used with individuals who have cerebral visual impairment? How do these relate to the methods and techniques of intervention?
Implications of cerebral visual impairment on individuals who are medically fragile?
Biobehavioural state
Sleep, drowsy, quiet alert, active alert, etc.
Stress
What might happen to visually attending behaviours under stress?
Medical stability
Medications, seizures, congestion, etc.
Equipment use
Walker, stander, wheelchair, etc.
Positioning
Wheelchair, seated, lying in bed, lying on the floor, etc.
What is cerebral visual impairment?
What does the term CVI mean?
a. What is the difference between cerebral visual impairment and cortical visual impairment?
i. Types of cerebral visual impairment
ii. Explanation of cortical visual impairment
How is it different than an ocular impairment?
i. Anatomy of the eye
ii. Structure of the brain
iii. How is vision processed?