1. (1) Authorization. A license issued under this section authorizes an individual to teach pupils who are blind and visually impaired in any grade.

2. (2) Eligibility. The state superintendent may issue a blind and visual impairment license under this section to an applicant who completes an approved program which included all of the following:

   1. (a) Philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education and the area of blind and visual impairment.
   2. (b) Characteristics of pupils who are blind and visually impaired, including the structure and functions of the eye.
   3. (c) Assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation of pupils who are blind and visually impaired.
   4. (d) Instructional content for pupils who are blind and visually impaired.
   5. (e) Instructional strategies to plan effective learning environments for pupils who are blind and visually impaired.
   6. (f) Student teaching of pupils who are blind and visually impaired.
   7. (g) Successful completion of the national literary Braille competency test.
   8. (h) Coursework in methods of teaching Braille.
   9. (i) Experience in teaching Braille to pupils which is based on documentary evidence approved by the state superintendent. The experience may include a practicum or student teaching.
   10. (j) The applicant successfully met the assessments requirements under s. PI 34.021 (1) (c) and (d).

History

History: CR 17-093: cr. Register July 2018 No. 751 eff. 7-1-18; correction in (2) (j) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2018 No. 751.