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Vision Department

Purpose: To teach adaptive skills to maximize living, learning and working for students with vision impairments from birth to 21 by providing direct instruction to students and/or collaborating with teams in a climate of mutual respect and cooperation.

Resources/Links:

Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
Quality Programs for Visual Impairments (QPVI)
Deaf Blind Technical Support Team
Expanded Core Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments

Contacts by District:

Mark Bloom
(Andrew, Bellevue, Cal-Wheat, Camanche, Central DeWitt, Clinton, Delwood, Easton Valley, Maquoketa, Northeast)
563-344-6362

Diane Campbell
(Bettendorf, Bennett, Columbus, Davenport, Louisa-Muscatine, Pleasant Valley, North Scott, West Liberty)
563-344-6229

Nicole Peterson
(Muscatine)
Phone: 563-344-6487

Mary Shihadeh
(Durant, Wilton)
563-344-6265

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Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency aims to improve teaching and learning for all students through active partnerships and assertive leadership in a climate of mutual respect.

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Toll-Free: 800-947-2329800-947-2329
Phone: 563-359-1371563-359-1371

The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender identity, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, socioeconomic status, or disability in its educational programs, services or employment practices. Inquiries concerning this statement should be addressed to Dr. Edward Gronlund, Equity Coordinator, at 563-344-6315.

The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency makes the information on our website accessible to individuals with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities. If you are unable to access any page(s) on our site, contact wsmith@mbaea.org with detailed information on the location of the page or document you were attempting to access. Be sure to include your name, email address and phone number so that we may contact you to provide the information in another format. Note that some pages on this website contain links to third party sites, which are not within our control and may not comply with accessibility standards. Mississippi Bend AEA is not responsible for the content or accessibility of third party sites. Thank you for visiting our website and feel free to contact us with any questions.

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