Highlights from 2024-25

September 22, 2025

The California School for the Blind's Statewide Outreach Services (SOS) and Education Resource Center (ERC) had an exciting 2024–25 school year! We provide free statewide support—consultation, assessment, training, and short-term educational programs—to ensure every blind, low vision, and deafblind student can thrive in their local schools and communities.

• Reviving CAPVI: Relaunched the California Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (CAPVI) statewide parent group with monthly virtual meetups and a new board connecting families of children with visual impairments.
• Hosting Major Events: Led White Cane Day, Day of Code, Assistive Technology Forum, Lowenfeld-Akeson Symposium, and the 8th Biennial Principals of Schools for the Blind Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (POBS STEM) Institute.
• Assessment Center Impact: 185 assessments & consultations across 78 districts, plus 23 professional presentations statewide.
• Assistive Technology Innovations: 34 on-campus tech assessments, 36 consultations, and 7,000+ users of the Screen Reader Training (SRT) website .
• Low Vision Clinic: Served 75 students with in-depth evaluations and device trials, including 15 in regional travel clinics.
• Short-Term Programs Growth: 34 courses and 157 student enrollments in Short Courses, Summer Academies, and the new Learning Lab.