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{{Short description|Texas special public school}}
[[Image:TexasSchoolblind0.JPG|thumb|Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired]]
[[Image:TexasSchoolBlind.JPG|thumb|Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired]]
The '''Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired''' ('''TSBVI''') is a [[Texas]] special [[Public school (government funded)|public school]], in the continuum of statewide placements for students who have a visual impairment. It is considered a statewide resource to parents of these children and professionals who serve them. Students, ages 6 through 21, who are blind,
Founded in 1856, the school is currently located at 1100 West 45th Street in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and serves not only the local community but also most of the blind children in other schools across the state. The school has special equipment and classroom routines tailored to blind students, and according to a 2008 ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' article, blind students who previously attended ordinary public schools had a positive reception to TSBVI after enrolling there.<ref name=Colloff/> It is the subject of a documentary, ''The Eyes of Me''.<ref>"[https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/eyes-of-me/film.html The Eyes of Me]." [[PBS]]. Retrieved on April 1, 2016.</ref>
==History==
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==Student body==
{{Asof|2008}} 50% of the school's students are of high school age. TSBVI may take up to 150 boarding students. Usually,
==See also==
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*[[Blindness and education]]
*[[Texas School for the Deaf]]
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*[http://www.tsbvi.edu Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired]
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