Low Incidence Disabilities Program

Program Overview

Throughout our program, we integrate evidence-based practices, provide scholars with field experiences across age and ability levels, involve students in unique research-to-practice projects with their academic advisors (professional development opportunities), and focus on research-based practices and policies that increase access to the general curriculum.

There are two tracks within the Low Incidence Program:

• The Severe Disabilities track prepares master's level scholars to teach children and young adults with autism, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, and other developmental disabilities. Our goal is to prepare future special education teachers with evidence-based strategies to enhance the learning and outcomes of students with severe disabilities.
• The Visual Disabilities track prepares master's level scholars to teach children and young adults with visual impairments, including students with additional disabilities or deafblindness. Our goal is to prepare future teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs) who are active collaborators with families and school teams. TVIs teach the expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairments and help ensure students' access to the visual environment in schools.