Title:
Steps to independence.
Author:
Sue Pavey, Graeme Douglas, Steve McCall, Mike McLinden, Christine Arter.
Publisher:
Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Reserach, University of Birmingham.
Year of publication:
2002.
Background
This report describes a research project that investigated the mobility and independence needs of children with a visual impairment.
The key recommendations of the research are presented at the front of the report, although there are also a number of 'good practice recommendations' throughout the report that are also gathered together in an appendix.
Key findings
The report focuses on four objectives:
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To establish the key mobility and independence skills required by children and young people with a visual impairment.
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To identify the ways these key skills can be delivered within and beyond the school curriculum.
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To investigate the specialist standards, skills, knowledge, and understanding required of mobility and independence specialists and others, and the training options presently available for achieving these.
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To explore funding options and implications for the provision of training and the establishment of posts designed to provide mobility education to children with a visual impairment.
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