Understanding Blindness: An Integrative Approach

Common Terms used in this book PART 1 Introduction PART 2 Section 1. Personal Safety Section 2. Dressing and Fastenings Section 3. Puberty and Personal hygiene Section 4. Building Social skills Section 5. Time and organisational skills Sections 6. and 7 Money and Shopping skills Section 8. Eating and drinking Section 9 and 10.Food preparation and snacks and drinks Section 11. Household chores Section 12. Transition PART 3 Appendices Appendix 1 Activities Appendix 2 Handouts Appendix 3 Let's Cook Glossary Further Reading and Bibliography

Acknowledgements Dedication About the authors Foreword: Dr Frances Gentle Introduction PART I Mapping the educational landscape 1 An introduction to vision impairment education 2 Exploring curriculum access for learners with vision impairment 3 Developing the parameters of a conceptual framework and the role of the specialist practitioner PART 2 Applying the conceptual framework to vision impairment education 4 Early childhood care and education in home and informal learning settings 5 Early childhood education in more formal learning settings 6 The primary years 7 The secondary years 8 Post-compulsory education PART 3 Future policy and research directions 9 Future policy directions - Reaffirming 'What Matters' 10 What works in vision impairment education? 11 Concluding thoughts References Index Appendix 1 - UK Country Study (Definitions) Appendix 2 - UK Country Study (Population) Appendix 3 - Case Study (Articulating 'What Matters' through a policy response)