The following criteria should be considered when determining the appropriate reading medium for children with visual impairment:
(1) Observations made by, but not limited to, the:
- (A) Classroom teacher;
- (B) Parent;
- (C) Teacher of the visually impaired; and
- (D) Certified educational vision consultant;
(2) Assessment by a regional vision consultant, vision teacher, or reading teacher, to include the following, as appropriate:
- (A) Learning Media Assessment;
- (B) Braille skills inventory;
- (C) Functional vision assessment; and
- (D) Reading rates;
- (3) Eye specialist report detailing acuity, pathology and prognosis, and low vision needs; and
- (4) Child's IEP team recommendation.