Practical Guides to Assess Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)

Assessment Guides

These guides should only be used for further exploration after carrying out a Functional Visual Assessment first involving testing, observation and discussion with parents/child/school staff. Once this has been done you can undertake the more in-depth testing described in these guides.

• Assessing Pupils with Complex Additional Support Needs (docx) (Elizabeth McCann)
• Guide for Assessing Cerebral Visual Impairment (docx) (Demi Hunter)

Further CVI resources

Videos

• What is CVI? The story of Christy, Floris and Bertine (YouTube)
• Conversations about CVI - Professor Ravenscroft plus special guests
• Adults with CVI share how "CVI leaves no stone unturned" - Perkins School for the Blind
• No patient is untestable: A CVI Q&A with Dr Barry Kran - Perkins School for the Blind

Webpages

• Teach CVI
• PaTTAN - Considerations for Educating Students With CVI: The Learning Environment
• CVI Scotland