"Recognizing that CVI is the
leading cause of visual impairment among children and cognizant of the need for
highly qualified interventionists, four state deaf-blind projects embarked on a
ten-year collaboration known as the "Cortical Visual Impairment Community of
Practice". The Deaf-Blind Projects from Delaware, Maryland, Vermont, and West
Virginia developed and implemented an innovative and successful professional
development program which trained an interdisciplinary team of "CVI Mentors""