Recruitment of Professionals in the Education and Rehabilitation
of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Job Searching | Post Job Vacancies | Tips and Tools
This resource list provides help with for finding a job as a Teacher of Visually Impaired (TVI) and/or Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COM) or recruiting to fill positions.
Job Searching:
Listed below are websites providing Vacancy Announcements for those Seeking Vision Related Jobs and Special Education.
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI)
- AERNet Listserv – Receive emails listing Job vacancies: Subscribe to the AER listserv, send an e-mail message to aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org with the word “subscribe” in either the subject line or the body of the message - do not include additional text.
Edjoin.org - California County Superintendents Educational Services Association:
Council of Exceptional Children:
- CEC Career Connection
– Search jobs in the Special Education field
Education Week:
- Agent K-12
Search all type of Jobs in Education
National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities (NASDSE)
- Personnel Center
– Search Job vacancies
- State Employment Job Banks
– Links to individual state employment clearinghouses and job banks.
National Clearinghouse for Vocational Rehabilitation:
Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education, Employment Center:
Special Education Exchange (SpEdEx):
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI):
Employers: Posting Vacancies
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI):
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AER Job Exchange
– Employer members of AER may submit job vacancies for Vision Professionals
- AERNet Listserv – To post Job vacancies: Subscribe to the AER listserv, send an e-mail message to aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org with the word “subscribe” in either the subject line or the body of the message - do not include additional text.
Council of Exceptional Children:
Project Connect, National Clearinghouse for Vocational Rehabilitation:
Special Education Exchange (SpEdEx):
College and University programs providing Vision Related Degrees in the
U.S. and Canada:
Use the following links to identify these programs and send vacancy
announcements directly to program directors:
- TSBVI - University Programs List
- TSBVI Additional Recruitment Resources
- Orientation and Mobility Programs
- AERBVI Preparation Programs
Tips and Tools:
Programs and Administrative Resources, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Administrators' Toolbox
– tips for hiring, sample interview questions, and sample job descriptions, and more
American Association for Employment in Education: