Carrying Out a Functional Vision Assessment

Content

Carrying out a Functional Vision Assessment (FVA) is a key competence for Teachers of Visual Impairment. While information obtained in the clinical setting is invaluable, a functional vision assessment carried out in school can provide rich information to support appropriate classroom strategies.

This face-to-face course was for those are new to the field of visual impairment or wanted a refresher on the skills needed to carry out a functional vision assessment. This course focused on how to carry out a FVA in learners who are in a mainstream setting.

• What is an FVA?
• How to carry out observations.
• Assessment of near, distance, colour, contrast and 3D vision.
• How to draw together recommendations from the results of the FVA.

There was a practical component to this course with opportunities to use a variety of testing materials.

Target Audience

Teachers of children with Visual Impairment, (Q)TVIs.

Presenter

Elizabeth McCann, QTVI & Teaching Fellow in Visual Impairment delivers the Postgraduate Qualification in Inclusive Education (visually impaired learners) at the University of Edinburgh.