Development of a New Assessment for Cerebral or Cortical Visual Impairment: The Perkins CVI Protocol

The CVI Center at Perkins created a new CVI (cerebral or cortical visual impairment) assessment tool called The CVI Protocol that is rooted in research and based on 16 visual behaviors and compensatory strategies. The CVI Protocol leads a teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) through evaluating how a student is impacted by CVI and identifying the types of accommodations and supports the student will benefit from. It guides the TVI through the process of: gathering background educational and medical information, conducting parent and team interviews, doing observations, completing a direct assessment, synthesizing and writing a robust CVI evaluation report with a thorough list of accommodations and recommendations, and sharing those findings with the student's team.