Opportunities and challenges in secondary education for blind/vision-impaired people in the Republic of Ireland

P McCarthy, M Shevlin - Disability & society, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Until comparatively recently blind/vision-impaired young people were generally assigned to
particular education settings based on their impairment. Restructuring of the education …

[PDF][PDF] Experiences of blind and partially sighted young people as they make the transition into Higher Education

R Hewett, S Keil, G Douglas - Visual Impairment Centre for …, 2015 - pure-oai.bham.ac.uk
Firstly, we would like to recognise the contribution given by the Visual Impairment Support
Services, Resource Bases and Special School who assisted in the recruitment of the …

A qualitatively different experience: Mainstreaming pupils with a visual impairment in Northern Ireland

C Gray - European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports the experiences of special education needs co‐ordinators (SENCOs) on
the inclusion of pupils with a visual impairment (VI) in mainstream schools in Northern …

“They think they know what's best for me”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of inclusion and support in high school for vision-impaired …

M Thurston - International Journal of Disability, Development and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The challenges of social inclusion and access to the curriculum facing students with visual
impairment in schools are well documented. The refreshed UK Vision Strategy seeks to …

'You have to be like everyone else': Support for students with vision impairment in mainstream secondary schools

J Opie, J Deppeler, J Southcott - Support for learning, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The experiences of seven Australian senior secondary school students with vision
impairment attending mainstream schools in Victoria were explored to gain an …

Integration of visually impaired students into mainstream education: Two case studies

G Dimigen, AWN Roy, J Horn… - Journal of Visual …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
About 60% of the children who are visually impaired (that is, are blind or have low vision) in
the United Kingdom attend mainstream schools, and the remainder attend special schools …

Seeing sense: the effectiveness of inclusive education for visually impaired students in Further Education.

C Morris - 2014 - orca.cardiff.ac.uk
The aim of this study was to explore how visually impaired students' learning journeys in
educational environments vary by individual characteristics and prior experiences, and by …

Developing an inclusive learning environment for students with visual impairment in higher education: Progressive mutual accommodation and learner experiences in …

R Hewett, G Douglas, M McLinden… - … for Students with Special …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Drawing on the findings of a unique longitudinal qualitative study, this article investigates the
experiences of 32 young people with visual impairment (VI) in higher education (HE) in the …

Catering for the specialized needs of students with vision impairment in mainstream classes: Listening to student voices for academic, physical, and social inclusion

M Cain, M Fanshawe - Inclusive theory and practice in special …, 2020 - igi-global.com
Thousands of students with vision impairment or blindness attend mainstream schools in
Australia. Their experiences depend on multiple pertinent factors, including teachers' …

Inclusion, impact and need: Young children with a visual impairment

C Gray - Child care in practice, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
From preschool to tertiary level, the past decade has witnessed a growing impetus for the
inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities in mainstream education. Yet …