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18/07/2017

Education for visually impaired children

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Education for visually impaired children

A discussion on the state of education for VI children.

Three educators with over 100 years of experience between them discuss the successes and challenges of educating visually impaired children.

Rory Cobb is the Chair of VIEW - the Association of Education Professionals working with children who have a Visual impairment and is due to retire from the position of RNIB's Officer for Inclusive Education later this year.
Annie Bearfield is an Advisory Peripatetic teacher and Head of Service with a local authority in the West Midlands and has produced a major report on Social inclusion.
Frank McFarlane was a teacher at St Vincent's School for the Blind in Liverpool for 36 years and still has an interest in education post-retirement.
These three experts discuss how the definition of inclusion has changed over the years, what education can do to help close the employment gap for visually impaired people, and the role of specialist teachers.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Lee Kumutat.

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