Visual Impairment and Additional Needs Resources

Webinar: Early Assessment of Vision in Babies and Young Children, Lea Hyvarinen
Canaan Barrie Signs - Movement, Gesture & Sign
Case studies of a colour tent as a 'little room' sensory environment for children with CVI, Suzanne Little
Ideas to assist visual difficulties due to brain damage, Andrew Blaikie, July 2010
Vision in children with Down's Syndrome, Margaret Woodhouse, February 2010
Observing individual learning styles Video observation and discussion, Mary Lee, December 2009
Communication with pupils with multiple disabilities and visual impairment, Mary Lee, December 2008
Developing natural gesture, Mary Lee, December 2008
Creating a responsive environment, Mary Lee, December 2008
The importance of touch in non-verbal communication with young people with visual impairment and additional support needsMary Lee, December 2008
Video observation and discussion, Mary Lee, December 2008
Tactile/'on body' sign, Mary Lee, December 2008
Theory of play for pupils with multiple disabilities and visual impairment, Mary Lee, December 2008
Accommodation (Down's Syndrome), Margaret Woodhouse, May 2008
Additional eye problems in Down's syndrome, Margaret Woodhouse, May 2008
Visual / ocular defects in children with Down's syndrome, Margaret Woodhouse, May 2008
Visual Acuity (Down's Syndrome), Margaret Woodhouse, May 2008
An Approach to Functional Vision Assessment in Special School in Cerebral Palsy and VI (2003)
Cerebral Palsy and Visual Impairment in Children: Experience of collaborative practice in Scotland, by Marianna Buultjens and Heather McLean (2003). This document is also available in pdf.
CPVI Discussion Groups,
Autism And Visual Impairment - Making Sense by Fiona Boyce and Fiona Hammond from Proceedings of Autism and Visual Impairment Conference (1996)
Autism and Visual Impairment: Taking the Issues Forward in the Context of Multi-disciplinary Working, Dr Anne O'Hare from Proceedings of Autism and Visual Impairment Conference (1996)
Educational Implications of Autism and Visual Impairment, Rita Jordan, Autism and Visual Impairment Conference (1996)
Visual Impairment and Autism - What we know about causation and early identification Dr Hilary Cass, Autism and Visual Impairment Conference (1996)