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In Touch: Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer

13/04/2021

Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Habilitation Report; Blind Footballer

Why large numbers of children are missing out on learning daily living skills. And the blind footballer who's turning his passion for the beautiful game into a business.

Habilitation gives young people who are visually impaired crucial life skills, such as mobility and auditory training, to help them develop confidence and live their lives. But a new report has laid bare the chronic shortage of habilitation officers and revealed a patchwork of services provided by local authorities in England. 

One local council provided habilitation support to just 3% of the children and young people with vision impairment in their area, and another provided this service to 47%. We talk to the parents affected and ask what needs to be done to improve the situation.

And we meet the blind footballer who, having achieved his dream of playing for the England blind football team, is taking his love of sport into the classroom as part of his latest venture - disability awareness training.

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