Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC)

The term expanded core curriculum (ECC) is used to define concepts and skills that often require specialized instruction with students who are blind or visually impaired in order to compensate for decreased opportunities to learn incidentally by observing others. In addition to the general education core curriculum that all students are taught, students with visual impairments, starting at birth, also need instruction in the ECC.

There are 9 areas of the expanded core curriculum. Learn more about each area by selecting one of the 9 areas below. 

Assistive Technology

Career Education 

Compensatory Skills 

Independent Living Skills

Orientation and Mobility

Recreation and Leisure

Self-Determination

Sensory Efficiency

Social Interaction Skills