This resource is a profile creator for students who are visually impaired. Included is a framework for making your own VI profile and a picture guide that could be shared with staff working with students who are visually impaired. This resource would be useful for Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (QTVI) and/or a SENCO.

Advice and information on Visual Impairment for SENCOs and teachers. Written by an experienced SENCO, working across all phases from EYC to Sixth Form, the Visual Impairment Advice sheet includes information on: What is Visual Impairment What are the main symptoms What strategies can I use to help students with Visual Impairment Where can I find more information One of a series of SEND Advice leaflets from the SENDbank This resource is editable so can be amended to suit your setting.

I designed this Windows app specifically for the visually impaired hence the basic and minimalisti style and ease of use for a better user experience. It also includes the speech synthesis. You will download a zip file containing Windows executable - ready to use. No installations or setups needed. Preview: https://youtu.be/An_SiwhzDA4 Notice: Since this is a software, you will probably get a pop-up warning of potential threats. Please don’t paninc, this is a standard security warning related to all executable files. Format: Windows software - 10MB (ready to use and portable also on USB flash drives) Don’t hesitate to contact me for further information. Thanks

A 'one-side-of-A4' guide, with a description of Visual Impairment (VI) and classroom strategies, designed for secondary school subject teachers of students with this condition.

A table of word classes, their definition and an example - made for Visually Impaired students in a size 36, Arial Font for ease of access for VI students learning English.

How a blind computer science student and devoted gamer is helped by assistive technology to pursue his passions.

Two A4 documents including: -Common misconceptions surrounding visual/hearing impairment -Top tips for supporting students with visual / hearing impairment Contains very useful information for any staff member (teacher/ support staff etc) working with a student with visual / hearing impairment.

A comprehensive list of practical solutions for English teachers with blind and visually impaired students. This resource comprises of 3 pages. Activties for creative writing. Guidance on best practice. Suggestions for school and SEND.

This social story is designed to help explain a little about being visually impaired or blind to a child with a friend who is visually impaired. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Children’s Illustrator, Chirp Graphics and Educlips

This social story is designed to help explain a little about being visually impaired or blind to a child with a friend who is visually impaired. The point of a social story is to use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories can be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event but social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art, Chirp Graphics and Educlips

This is a brief introduction to some of the issues that affect people with a visual impairment. I used it to deliver a disability awareness workshop for staff at a University, but it may be equally useful for raising staff awareness of the challenges faced by a person with a visual impairment.

Some advice on how to use a Bunsen burner with a visually impaired student.

A 10 minute video about visual acuity and visual field and how visual impairments can affect children and young people. Retinitis Pigmentosa, Albinism and Nystagmus are discussed as examples. This is a good overview for people who have limited understanding of visual impairments and how they affect what someone can see.

I have created these templates for a higher-tier student who requires 36 bold font size (the maximum for GCSE). The A4 templates work for the majority of questions including straight line graphs, equations of circles and vectors and so I’ve hardly needed the A3 versions. The grids are the same size as provided in modified Edexcel GCSE papers for students requiring 36 bold.

This is a help sheet for teachers and learning support staff of blind and visually impaired students. There are several ideas for biological models and several ideas for modifying practical equipment to allow tactile access.

Many times people have struggled to consider how they can adopt Assessment for Learning techniques in a class with visually impaired learners. This overview provides the context and suggestions for methods that you may wish to use in your own classrooms.

This PowerPoint assembly is suitable for pupils from Years 6-9. It shows how the system of Braille originated by using touch to 'read'. It includes a link to the story of Louis Braille himself. When I gave this assembly, I also had a copy of some text which a friend had typed on a Braille typewriter, which pupils had to decipher.

Exam papers in comic sans 20 Had these enlarged for a visually impaired student. Have noticed a huge lack of resources for visually impaired A level maths. Please direct me to any resources you have.

Writing Area Maths Area Reading Area Sand Area Water Area Creative Area Malleable Area Investigation Area

Teaching pupils with communication impairment and using xylophones for tactile work and visual images.

A 'one-side-of-A4' guide, with a description of Hearing Impairment (HI) and classroom strategies, designed for secondary school subject teachers of students with hearing loss.