Visual impairment support
The following support is available for visually impaired children and young people (CYP):
- advice and support at the point of transition into education and between education settings
- advice and support on the adaptation of tactile resource
- advice and support to parents, carers and families of pre-school children via regular home to pre-school setting visits including stimulation of any possible residual vision and help with development, play skills and meeting appropriate milestones
- advice on EHC needs assessments, EHC plans and reviews, and One Planning
- advice on public examinations including access needs
- advice to teachers and education staff on inclusion including specific differentiation, adaption of resources into large print or braille and pupil- specific advice on curriculum subjects
- assessment and specialist teaching of ICT skills
- assessment of mobility and habilitation needs including specialist teaching as required by specific pupil needs
- environmental access audits
- opportunities for children and young people to meet and socialise
- signposting to other organisations, services and activities
- specialist teaching, assessment, support, monitoring and reporting on the development of language, literacy, learning, interaction and social and emotional skills
- specialist equipment provision, training and support including video magnifiers or Braille resource-making equipment
- specialist teaching of the Unified English Braille code and teaching, coaching for support staff to learn braille