Tag: visual impairment
Help for teachers on dyslexia and VI
A new service aims to help teachers, SENCOs and teaching assistants support those who struggle to read standard print.
Developed by the charities Dyslexia Action...
Government “abandoning” blind children
The Government has been accused of abandoning young blind and partially sighted children while bankers continue to receive huge bonuses.
Dr Tom Pey, the head...
Are blind children born to be musical?
Children who are not sighted because they were born prematurely are roughly 4,000 times more likely to develop exceptional musical abilities, such as perfect...
Blind World Cup comes to England
The Football Association (FA) will host the 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championships at The Royal National College (RNC) for the Blind in Hereford....
National deafblind awards
At a ceremony in London in October, the national deafblind charity, SENSE, presented its Sense Awards, recognising people for campaigning, volunteering and working for...
Service directory for deafblind people
UK charity Sense has launched The Deafblind Directory which allows deafblind people and their carers to search for service providers ranging from interpreters to...
Accessible textbooks for the visually impaired
Following a long and vocal campaign, the Government is backing a pilot project to provide accessible text books to blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children. Yashoda Sutton of RNIB looks at the importance of this project and provides advice on what we can do now to support children who can’t read standard print
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Neurodiversity and Education
The authors of this publication combine extensive experience in the fields of education, neurodiversity, teacher training, tutoring and consultancy. Paul Ellis broadcasts regularly on...
