Education

Research - education and employment

Summary: About our research into provision for blind and partially sighted children and adults in education and employment.

• News and notices
• Research activity
• How research findings have been used
• Reports available online
• Other fields of research activity
• Contact us

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News and notices

Ethnicity, disability and work

• Now available: the executive summary of RNIB's research into the inclusion of disabled people from Black and minority ethnic groups in the labour market - read Ethnicity, disability and work

Research activity

Our aim is to work independently and in partnership promoting the interests of children and adults with serious sight problems in education and employment, through making key and critical contributions to relevant evidence bases.

We have worked with RNIB teams to carry out research and collect statistical information in the following areas:

• education of children and young people up to the age of 16 in mainstream and in specialist education settings
• education and training of young people and adults aged 16 onwards in mainstream and in specialist education settings employment.

How research findings have been used

• To inform and influence policy makers in education and employment.
• To develop RNIB services for blind and partially sighted children and adults and their families.
• To support statutory providers and those who plan services for blind and partially sighted people.
• To support professionals working with blind and partially sighted people in education and employment, to help them improve and develop their services.
• To help students and researchers.
• To inform organisations, such as local charities, which work with and support blind and partially sighted children and adults.

Reports available online

• Ethnicity, disability and work - research project (2006)
• The views of blind and partially sighted users of Access to Work (2004)
• Research into braille teaching in school (2002)
• Educational provision for blind and partially sighted children in Britain (2002) (text document) - contact us by email for reports on England, Wales and Scotland
• Investigation into the impact of changes in funding arrangements on SEN service (2002) - (Word document)
• Shaping the future - children and young people's survey (2000)
• Constructing and employment continuum (2003).

Other fields of research activity

To find out about other RNIB research - such as our recent research findings and recommendations for tackling avoidable sight loss, read our Open Your Eyes report plus our statistics about the number of people with sight problems in the UK. Many of our research reports are available through our online shop or via customer services (telephone 0845 702 3153).

Contact us

RNIB
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE
Tel: 020 7388 1266

Content author: info@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 07/03/2008 11:43