ADA - July 26, 1990
Updated on 03/23/2025
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) / 1990The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications.=== === ===The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Its overall purpose is to make American Society more accessible to people with disabilities. In 2008, the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) was passed. Its purpose is to broaden the definition of disability, which had been narrowed by U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The ADA is devided into 5 titles:Employment (Title I) ... Public Services (Title II) ... Public Accommodations (Title III) ... Telecommunications (Title IV) ... Miscellaneous (Title V) ...
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Virtual Tour of ISVI
Updated on 07/05/2025
Welcome to our Virtual Tour of ISVI!Thank you for visiting our web site! Below are 7 links to separate Videos. The first two are about ISVI while 4 are news reports from Channel 20 out of Springfield on two of the several sports we participate in - Goalball and Track. At the end there's yet another Video of our Opening Doors Program. This website's goal is to be an added resource as to all the great opportunities that are happening for the students at ISVI. For more detailed school information click on ISVI's State website. You can also find links taking you directly to other local schools in Jacksonville such as ISD, Routt, & JHS. We are fortunate in that both Routt & JHS work directly with both ISD & ISVI. We are also proud to be a Leader in Me School. We're still a work in progress as we continue to include what's happening at our sister schools in town. It's a family
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Support our Students / School
Updated on 07/05/2025
We are very thankful of all the organizations and business' that support our students, school, and activities. The donations, advertisements, and sponsors obviously help us by their financial donations, but equally important: they help us to build stronger connections between the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired and the community. As with every school, budgets are tight and the cost of activities and sports continue to rise. ISVI is a residential school in which our students are from all over the state. Unlike our local public schools, the vast majority of our students are not local. At the same time, our students are integrated throughout Jacksonville and as a result, Jacksonville becomes their 2nd home. From their first day of attendance, our students learn to advocate for themselves and become as independent as possible. We’re fortunate in that this community embraces all the schools. This is evident by the
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Twilight Parade August 7
Updated on 06/15/2025
The Twilight Parade always precedes the opening of the State Fair in August and this years’ theme is - TBA Once again, we'll have a float. ISVI staff, students, and their families are welcome to join us in the Parade as we represent ISVI. There is No cost to participate, and at the end of the Parade – all our parade participants gain FREE Entry into the Fair after the parade. If you're interested in helping us decorate our float, and/or willing to donate a bag of candy for the parade, just let us know. We are not allowed to throw candy, however we are allowed to drop or hand out items. It’s going to be a great time, and hope you’ll be able to join us. If this parade didn’t work out for you, all is not lost as ISVI will participate in at least 2 other parades in September - Homecoming Parades in Jacksonville for both Routt and JHS.
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Booster Club's Fundraiser
Updated on 06/20/2025
The ISVI Booster Club is selling Football Cards for the 2025 NFL season. Each week we're guaranteed at least 1 WINNER from our allotment of tickets we're selling. Your 1 Ticket gives you two chances to Win each week in the NFL season. Once again, to allow us the time to promote and sell tickets - all tickets are for the 2nd half of the NFL season. Over the past 4 seasons - from our stack of tickets to sell - we've had 84 people Win $$$ (Our weekly winners are usually the $25 winners but others have been a $100, $300, and 1 $400 winner). One question that gets asked is if you win once, are you done? NO - your tickets has 2 chances every week. Tickets are only $20 and with 2 chances each week to Win - you have a chance to Win 16 times! Purchase yours Today! The Booster Club works with ISVI to offset the costs of each sport as well as the cost of using outside facilities such as JHS, MAC,
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Registration 2025-26
Updated on 06/20/2025
Registration for the 2025-26 school year is set - Sunday, August 17. If you have any questions, contact us at 217-479-4436
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Labor Day : Sept. 1
Updated on 03/23/2025
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. The three-day weekend it falls on is called Labor Day Weekend.
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Victory Day : September 2
Updated on 06/20/2025
Victory Day, also known as VJ Day, marks the anniversary the Allies’ victory over Japan during World War II. It followed the dropping of the devastating atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Victory Day is a state holiday in Rhode Island in the United States on the second Monday of August each year.
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PTO Zoom Meeting - September 3 @ 6:00 pm
Updated on 05/08/2025
We will have a Zoom PTO Meeting - September 3 at 6:00 pm CST. Parents, Faculty, Students, Please plan on joining us. The zoom link is listed below. Future PTO Meetings are:usually the 1st Wednesday of each Month ISVI’s PTO Zoom MeetingTime: Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 6:00 pm Join our PTO Meeting Meetinghttps://www.zoomgov.com/j/16098691539 Help us spread the word. Thank you! All Zoom Meetings are at 6:00 pm
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911 : Sept. 11
Updated on 03/23/2025
24 years ago on September 11, 2001 almost 3,000 people lost their lives during the attacks at the Twin Towers, Pentagon and aboard United Airlines Flight 93.At 8:46 a.m. ET, American Airlines Flight 11 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.At 9:03 a.m. ET, United Airlines Flight 175 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) hit the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.At 9:37 a.m. ET, American Airlines Flight 77 (traveling from Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles) hit the Pentagon Building in Washington. And at 10:03 a.m. ET, United Airlines Flight 93 (traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco) crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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