National Center for Systemic Improvement

  • Newsletter Signup & Archive
  • About Us
    • Overview
    • NCSI Leadership
    • Our Partners
  • News & Events
  • NCSI Services at a Glance
  • Resources
    • NCSI Resource Library
    • Webinars
    • Leading by Convening
    • Learning Collaboratives
    • NCSI TA Facilitators
    • State Spotlights
  • Ask the NCSI

Database of TA and Research Centers

Choose and apply filters to narrow down the list of technical assistance and research centers to the ones that address the descriptors of interest. Click on the name of a center to view more details and access links specific to that center.

Older Individuals who are Blind Training and Technical Assistance Center (OIBTTAC)

Funder: OSERS


The purpose of the Older Individuals who are Blind Training and Technical Assistance Center (OIBTTAC) is to provide training and TA to designated State agencies (DSAs) (the State agencies that provide VR services to individuals who are blind) that receive grant funding under the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind (OIB) program and to other service providers that receive OIB program funding from DSAs to provide services to consumers. Such training and TA is designed to improve the administration, operation, and performance of the OIB program.

/ta_centers/95

Special Population

  • Children and Youth with Disabilities
  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse*
  • Experiencing Homelesness*
  • Living in Juvenile Justice Settings*
  • Living in Migratory Settings*
  • Living in Poverty*
  • Military Connected*

Content Area

  • Assessment*
  • Capacity building/system change
  • Cultural and Linguistic Responsive Practice*
  • Evidence-based Practices*
  • Fiscal*
  • Personnel Prep*
  • Professional Learning (Training, PD, COP, Coaching)
  • Stakeholder engagement*
  • Technology*
  • Tiered Frameworks (MTSS, RTI, PBIS)*

Target Audience

  • Administrators*
  • Education Prep Programs (EPP)*
  • Parents, Caregivers and Families*
  • Related Service Providers*
  • Researchers*
  • School Districts and LEAs*
  • States and SEAs
  • Teachers and Local Practitioners*

Regions/States Served

IDEAs that Work

This NCSI website was produced under U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs contract No. H326R190001. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned on this website is intended or should be inferred.

This site and its contents copyright WestEd 2019-2024. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy | Disclaimer

NCSI Partners

  • WestEd
  • American Institutes for Research (AIR)
  • National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
  • Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
  • Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin