After you've received your bachelors degree, you need to study and apply for your teaching certificate in the state you wish to be employed. For Texas--and more importantly for potential teachers of students with visually disabilities--you should seek out one of a variety of "educator preparation programs" with classwork specific to this focus located around the state. These aid in both the specific training and education, as well as receiving your certification.
Braille is not an actual language, it is simply another way to read and write languages. A teacher of the visually impaired needs to learn and have the ability to teach braille to students. Braille works by running your fingers over a different series of raised dots that represent various numbers and letters.
First courses for teaching the visually impaired often center around understanding the characteristics of students with visual disabilities. These courses are meant to provide a quick comprehensive look at the physical and mental states of these students from birth to adolescence in order to aid the teachers in any medical of psychological ailments they might encounter.
Other specific coursework includes orientation and mobility training to properly learn physical aid for visually impaired students. Other needed requirements include courses pertaining to Texas academic procedures; moreover, potential teachers must complete an internship or a practicum where they receive hands-on experience working with visually disabled students. Lastly, Texas school districts require qualifications for the grade levels and core subjects being taught, as well as meeting the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.