Breaking down barriers : access to further and higher education for visually impaired students
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Breaking down barriers : access to further and higher education for visually impaired students
Stanley Thornes, c1998
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"Published in collaboration with the Royal National Institute for the Blind" -- On t.p.
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The authors consider that the barriers - attitudinal, environmental, physical and institutional - which visually impaired students encounter, play a prominent part in dissuading visually impaired students from taking up their rights within tertiary education. This book tackles the many myths and misconceptions surrounding blindness and partial sight. It challenges prejudices and attitudes and promotes the idea of inclusive learning.
Table of Contents
- Illusion or reality? - some myths and misconceptions about blindness and partial sight
- visual impairment - some consequences and effects
- disability
- personal strategies
- low vision
- the environment
- access technology
- accessing the curriculum
- the total student experience
- towards inclusive education - a strategic approach. Appendices: the eye
- common causes, signs and symptoms of visual impairment.
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