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White Cane Awareness Day is October 15th. We will have family celebrations at two locations this year – Living History Farms on October 14th and Bloomsbury Farm on October 15th. Register by September 25 – https://forms.gle/Mz2qyYVK94RMbppB7 IESBVI students registered for either event will receive a free t-shirt. A limited supply of t-shirts will be available […]

What qualities and characteristics should the new superintendent of Iowa Educational Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired and Iowa School for the Deaf have? You are invited to express your thoughts in a public forum in September. There are three dates and sites for in-person forums. You may also join each forum via Zoom.  […]

Students served by IESBVI are eligible to sign up for extracurricular sports and activities. Really! Even though our 600+ students live across the state in different school districts, the mighty IESBVI Extended Learning Program staff has mad logistic skills and prepares IESBVI for competitions. Zooms, partnerships with the student’s school and passionate IESBVI coaching staff […]

Select the link below to read the first edition of this year’s Family Connect Newsletter!

IESBVI teacher of the visually impaired noticed something about her student Dylan Reineke. “He will always listen and give advice to his peers,” she said. “He is always willing to help teachers and volunteers to run errands. He is respectful to adults and peers.” Marth was so impressed by Reineke, she nominated him for the […]

Langwood Education Center site of nature camp for IESBVI students IESBVI note: This article used with permission from the Wapello Morning Sun. It was written by Katie Hammond and has been edited by IESBVI for space. Kids who are visually impaired and blind paddled, fished, hiked and held snakes and turtles at a nature camp […]

As part of Gov. Reynolds’ state government alignment, Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Iowa School for the Deaf have moved under the governance of Iowa Department of Education, effective July 1. Previously, the special schools were governed by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.   The change is being made […]

Video link of National Braille Challenge Winning a competition four years in a row could start to feel a little commonplace. But not for Nathan Deeds. 2023 marks the fourth year this soon-to-be-senior, who is served by Iowa Educational Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired, earned one of 50 spots to compete in the […]

Katy Ring, Ed.D., begins her role as IESBVI regional director for western Iowa July 1. She also oversees IESBVI 4PLUS, the transition program based in Council Bluffs. Ring will mark 12 years with IESBVI this fall. She became the Iowa Deafblind Consultant and Deafblind Project Coordinator in 2019. Prior to working with the Deafblind Project, […]