New Directions. Towards a better future for multi-handicapped visually impaired children and young people, RNIB, 1990, 48pp, £4.95, ISBN 0 901797 59 6

1991 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-26
Author(s):  
Bob Snow
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

scholarly journals ‘We’re on their side, aren’t we?’ Exploring Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (QTVI) views on the role of supporting the emotional well-being of visually impaired children

2021 ◽  
pp. 026461962098421
Author(s):  
Anna Pilson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vision Impairment ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Qualified Teacher ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Mindful of the assertion that children with vision impairment (VI) are three times more likely than their peers to develop a mental health problem, this study aimed to identify practitioner-perceived priorities in supporting the emotional well-being of visually impaired children, via eliciting self-reported explorations of professional practice and experiences of Qualified Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (QTVI). Using a focus group-based interviewing technique with QTVIs from a single peripatetic VI advisory service in England, the study found that despite evident good practice, the QTVIs could feel inhibited by a lack of confidence in their ability to deliver adequate and appropriate intervention. This stems from a perceived lack of knowledge of resources available, a feeling of ‘reinventing the wheel’ and ‘bolting on’ to existing generic materials to try to improve their relevance to VI, and also an uncertainty regarding ownership of delivery of such interventions. QTVIs demonstrated clear willingness to support the emotional well-being of pupils on their caseload, but expressed a desire for more professional training, a clearer understanding of the breadth of the QTVI role, and a centralisation of knowledge and resources pertaining to emotional well-being. Therefore, this article recommends the development of resources for sharing good practice, as well as encouraging the VI educational sector to provide additional continuing professional development opportunities, and also potentially a review of the course specification of the Mandatory Qualification for Vision Impairment Teaching in England.

Low Vision Enhancement: The Use of Figure–Ground Reversals with Visually Impaired Children

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence R. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Visual Functioning ◽  
Black Background ◽  
Printed Materials ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Describes an investigation of how different figure-ground contrast combinations affect the visual functioning of visually impaired children. The study employed the use of field reversals—printing white and yellow foregrounds on a black background—to decrease the amount of light reflected from printed materials to the eye. Eighteen visually impaired children ranging in age from nine years, four months to 14 years, six months participated in this study. The findings indicated that neither reversals in contrast nor chromaticity differences were effective measures for increasing visual functioning.

Forced-Choice Preferential Looking and Visual Evoked Potential Acuities of Visually Impaired Children

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Bane ◽  
E.E. Birch
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Evoked Potential ◽  
Evoked Potential ◽  
Forced Choice ◽  
Preferential Looking ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children ◽  
Visual Evoked

In the authors’ previous study, the success rate for forced-choice preferential looking (FPL) with preverbal visually impaired children was higher than that with pattern visual evoked potential (VEP). The current study sought to increase the VEP success rate and to improve agreement between the FPL and the VEP acuity estimates using horizontal-bar stimuli for children with nystagmus and steady-state presentation for those without nystagmus.

Togetherness, beyond the eyes: A systematic review on the interaction between visually impaired children and their parents

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 101590
Author(s):  
Serena Grumi ◽  
Giulia Cappagli ◽  
Giorgia Aprile ◽  
Eleonora Mascherpa ◽  
Monica Gori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Exploring accessible programming with educators and visually impaired children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Pires ◽  
Filipa Rocha ◽  
Antonio José de Barros Neto ◽  
Hugo Simão ◽  
Hugo Nicolau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children
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