"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""