[AERNet] Acronyms

[Jacinda & Greg Danner]

My Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University states "Blind and 
Visually Impaired".  Nothing is mentioned about education at all.  I 
hope they have remedied that by now : ).

Jacinda Danner

  On Mar 11, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Paul R. Ludwig wrote:

> My permanent certification, earned in 2002 from New York State, states
> that I am a teacher of the "Blind and Nearly Blind."  More recently
> issued certificates now read "Teacher of the Blind and Visually
> Impaired" or "Teacher of the Blind and Partially Sighted."  I'm not 
> sure
> of the difference between the two newer terminologies.
>
> Take care,
> Lillian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aernet-bounces at lists.aerbvi.org
> [mailto:aernet-bounces at lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Frances Mary
> D'Andrea
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 4:04 PM
> To: R. Chin; braillepsych at yahoo.com; aernet AERNET
> Subject: Re: [AERNet] Acronyms
>
> Generally, it stands for "teacher of students who are visually
> impaired." At a recent business meeting of AER's division 16
> (itinerant personnel) Karen Ross of the Carroll Center reported that
> she had collected various terms related to the job of being a special
> education teacher who works with students who are blind or visually
> impaired. I think she had a list of 17 different terms, all used by
> various school districts and states.
> I know the AFB Press guidelines (as shown on their web site) list the
> preferred term "teacher of visually impaired students." I wonder what
> other organizations (APH, Hadley, etc.) use in their author
> guidelines? When you say, Carol, that the term "TVI" is "changing to
> TSVI" by whom do you mean? By publishers? By school districts? By
> newsletter editors (and which ones)? There still seems to be quite a
> bit of variation in what the "preferred" term is.
> My personal LEAST favorite is "vision teacher" although I know it's
> very common. It always makes me think of seances, like I'm teaching
> my students to have visions! <smile>
>   What terms do you all use or have you heard?
> --FM
>
> On Mar 11, 2007, at 3:51 PM, R. Chin wrote:
>
>> Here's a copy of a newsletter in .pdf. "Cathy Smyth, TSVI" is on
>> the first paragraph on page 29 of this 35 page newsletter.  I am
>> not sure what the acroynyms represent. Teacher Support or
>> Specialist for the Visually Impaired?
>>
>> I hope the attachment is helpful.
>>
>> R. Chin, NYC TVI
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Carol Evans <braillepsych at yahoo.com>
>>> Sent: Mar 10, 2007 4:32 PM
>>> To: aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
>>> Subject: Re: [AERNet] Acronyms
>>>
>>> I have now found references for TVI and BVI (have to
>>> justify the use of these acronyms in my dissertation).
>>> But I have now been informed that TVI is changing to
>>> TSVI. Can anyone point to a reference for that?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Carol
>>>
>
>
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