What’s working in schools today: perspectives and advice from students with a vision impairment, their parents and teachers
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Paper/Presentation Title | What’s working in schools today: perspectives and advice from students with a vision impairment, their parents and teachers |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Cain, Melissa (Author) and Fanshawe, Melissa (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc. |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://printdisability.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-Conference-Booklet-FINAL.doc |
Conference/Event | The Changing Landscape for Accessible Information (2019) |
Event Details | The Changing Landscape for Accessible Information (2019) Event Date 04 to end of 07 May 2019 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Thousands of students with a vision impairment or blindness attend mainstream schools in Australia. Their experiences depend on a number of pertinent factors, including teachers’ understanding of the legal requirements to abide by the inclusive education agenda, the schools’ understanding of the nature of vision impairments and the challenges they present, and their willingness to take on advice regarding adjustments to the curriculum, assessment, technology and learning environment. This presentation puts forward the voices of students with vision impairment or blindness, their parents and teachers to provide a contemporary picture of the types of alternative formats available and used in schools today, including braille and assistive technologies. These voices share how alternative formats to print are being accepted and used in the mainstream classroom and the barriers students face when access is denied or not valued. |
Keywords | vision impairment, education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
390411. Special education and disability | |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Catholic University |
School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5x9v/what-s-working-in-schools-today-perspectives-and-advice-from-students-with-a-vision-impairment-their-parents-and-teachers
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