While the future of many teacher preparation programs in vision remains unclear, the national demand for teachers who are trained in blindness and visual impairment continues to soar. Course syllabi from teacher training programs in vision were collected to ascertain what teacher trainers think is important content for preservice teachers. The findings revealed that course content, assignments, and requirements tended to vary among programs.
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