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Educational Adjustments for Learners with Vision Impairment - SPED922

This unit examines the theory and practice of reasonable adjustments and accommodations to curriculum, pedagogy and learning environments, to ensure learners with vision impairment are able to participate in education on the same basis as their sighted peers. Unit content includes legislative and policy frameworks, psychological and social considerations, roles and responsibilities of specialist teachers (vision impairment), technology, and considerations for preschool and school-age learners who are blind or who have low vision, deafblindness or additional disabilities.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

S1 Online - Session 1, Online

Staff Contact(s): Dr Frances Gentle, Ms Claire Farrington
Prerequisites:

Admission to MDisabilityStud Prerequisite Information

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Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Educational Studies

Faculty of Human Sciences

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