Resources on Cerebral Visual Impairment
Submitted by Carmen Zarate on Feb 25, 2019
The following resources from organizations in Europe provide information about some of the symptoms and behaviors that can be caused by cerebral visual impairment (also known as brain-based visual impairment). Links to strategies and additional resources are also included.
Checklists of CVI Symptoms and Behaviors
These easy-to-understand checklists of cerebral visual impairment (CVI) symptoms (co-authored by world-renowned cerebral visual impairment experts, such as ophthalmologist Dr. Gordon Dutton) can be found on the Teach CVI and Ulster University websites:
- For children with a motor disability who are non-ambulatory
- For children with a developmental age between two and six years old
- For children with a developmental age between six and twelve years old
- Instructions for completing above
- For children who are 4-8 years old
Proven Practical Strategies to Manage Specific Symptions and Behaviors of Cerebral Visual Impairment
From Ulster University, Northern Ireland
- School strategies for children 4-8 years old
- School strategies for children 9-12 years old
- Home strategies for children 4-8 years old
- Home strategies for children 9-12 years old
Other Resources
- Understanding What Children With CVI See: video by Dr. Dutton (from Perkins eLearning)
- Understanding, Assessing and Supporting CVI: documents by Dr. Dutton and others on the CVI Scotland website
- CviScotland.org is frequently updated with new findings. Dr. Dutton is a contributor to this website.
- Cerebral Visual Impairment online tutorial by Dr. Amanda Lueck (from Perkins eLearning)
- Vision and the Brain: Understanding Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children. Editors: Dr. Amanda Lueck and Dr. Gordon Dutton (2015)
- Ulster University CVI page
- TeachCVI.net
