CATIS Study Plan: 10-Week Schedule
Week-by-week preparation for the CATIS exam
Use this flexible 10-week plan to cover the major CATIS content areas, practice retrieval, and reserve time for targeted remediation. Adjust the pace to your experience and official testing date.
Weeks 1–2: Assessment and instructional planning
Review the corresponding content outline, take concise notes, complete practice questions, and maintain an error log. Revisit missed concepts before moving forward.
Weeks 3–4: Computer access and screen readers
Review the corresponding content outline, take concise notes, complete practice questions, and maintain an error log. Revisit missed concepts before moving forward.
Weeks 5–6: Magnification and visual access
Review the corresponding content outline, take concise notes, complete practice questions, and maintain an error log. Revisit missed concepts before moving forward.
Weeks 7–8: Mobile devices and applications and Braille technology and tactile access and Document accessibility and productivity and Instructional strategies, ethics, and professional practice
Review the corresponding content outline, take concise notes, complete practice questions, and maintain an error log. Revisit missed concepts before moving forward.
Weeks 9–10: Comprehensive review and timed practice
Review the corresponding content outline, take concise notes, complete practice questions, and maintain an error log. Revisit missed concepts before moving forward.
Tips
- Use the current official exam content outline as your master checklist
- Schedule short, consistent study blocks
- Practice application and clinical judgment, not memorization alone
- Complete at least one timed mixed-domain practice session
- Confirm current exam policies with the certifying organization
Frequently Asked Questions
Who administers the CATIS certification?
The CATIS credential is administered by Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP). Candidates should always confirm current eligibility, fees, testing windows, and policies with the certifying organization.
Who is this study guide for?
This guide is written for assistive-technology instructional specialists working with people who are blind or have low vision.
How should I use the practice questions?
Use them diagnostically: identify weak domains, review the underlying concept, and revisit missed questions until you can explain why each answer choice is correct or incorrect.