Children and young people with a visual impairment
Best practice recommendations to support Children and Young People with VI
| Short code | Description |
|---|---|
| Access to classroom environment | Environmental adjustments & adaptations |
| Moving around the setting | Environmental adjustments & adaptations |
| Access to text | Ensuring practitioners understand the learner’s needs and apply inclusive strategies |
| Handwriting tasks | Adaptations & effective instruction |
| Accessing maths resources | Adaptations and adjusted resources |
| IT lessons | Adaptations & effective instruction |
| Access to interactive whiteboards | Adaptations |
| Access to practical lessons (DT, Science, Food Tech) | Adaptations and adjusted resources |
| Making friends and social situations | Guidance and advice |
| Joining in PE & extra-curricular activities | Inclusive sport and adaptations |
| Accessing exams and assessments | Stay informed on best practices and legal requirements |
| Independent dressing | Strategies and guidance |
| Independence in eating | Strategies, guidance, and adapted resources |
| Independence in organising personal equipment | Strategies, guidance, and adapted resources |