Faculty & Staff
At OSB, students are supported by professionals who understand that visual impairment can shape how a child communicates, moves, learns, builds relationships and experiences the world.
Specialized Support Across Every Area of Growth
Learning at OSB is supported by a multidisciplinary team. Together, these professionals help students build skills in academics, communication, movement, independence and social development.
Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments
Certified educators provide individualized instruction and adapt lessons, materials and environments around each student’s visual access and learning profile.
Speech and Language Therapists
Speech and language therapists support communication, language development, social interaction and the use of alternative or augmentative communication systems.
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists
Orientation and mobility specialists help students understand their surroundings and develop skills for navigating school, home, work and community environments.
Occupational and Physical Therapists
Therapists support movement, positioning, coordination, sensory access and the skills students use to participate in daily routines.
School Psychologists
School psychologists collaborate with students, families and educational teams to support learning, behavior, emotional well-being and individualized educational planning.
Educational Audiologists
Educational audiologists help assess and support students’ hearing access, communication needs and use of hearing technology within educational environments.
Leaders in the Field of Visual Impairment
Many OSB professionals contribute their knowledge beyond the classroom through leadership, advocacy, research, training and professional service.
OSB faculty and staff have served on boards and advisory groups supporting people who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or hard of hearing. Their involvement helps shape professional practice, strengthen educational opportunities and advance understanding of visual impairment locally, nationally and internationally.
Organizations represented by OSB professionals have included:
Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Education of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Pennsylvania Deafblind Advisory Committee
Deaf-Hearing Communication Centre
National Association of Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
Council of Schools and Services for the Blind
International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment
Learning Never Stops
OSB staff members participate in ongoing professional development so their knowledge continues to reflect evolving research, educational practices and student needs.
Training includes:
- Visual impairment and blindness
- Cerebral or Cortical Visual Impairment
- Deafblind education
- Assistive technology
- Accessible communication
- The Expanded Core Curriculum
- Pennsylvania academic standards
- State-mandated professional training
- Specialized therapeutic and educational practices
Collaboration With Families
Families bring essential knowledge about their children.
At OSB, staff members work closely with parents, caregivers and school districts to understand each student’s priorities, recognize progress and develop meaningful goals.
This partnership helps ensure that strategies used at school can also support students at home and in their communities.
Meet the People Who Make OSB Possible
OSB’s faculty and staff bring knowledge, creativity and dedication to every program. Together, they create a school community where students are understood, challenged, supported and encouraged to move forward with confidence.