The service for Visually Impaired Children supports children with a diagnosed vision impairment, their families, teachers and others involved with them.

Will he have to learn Braille?

How can she join in activities?

Will visual problems affect her learning?

What can my child really see?

in learning and life.knowledge that promote independence people with strategies, skills and loss and endeavours to equip young to education for pupils with a vision The service aims to ensure equal access

Service Aims

Visual Impairment Service

Staff from a local Specialist school

Specialist Teachers of the Deaf

Social Workers

Mobility Officers

Educational Psychologists

Speech Therapists

Opticians

Consultant Ophthalmologists and professionals including: We work closely with other services

Who else do we work with?

Low vision device assessments examson access arrangements for learning materials and advice

Modifications to teaching and peopleblind children and young programmes for educationally

Differentiated braille educational settings impaired children in their

Specialist support for visually the vision impairment recommendations for managing educational settings, to provide assessments for children in

Full functional vision learning skills acquire the full range of early visual stimulation so they can how to help their child with impairment and advise them understand the visual children, to help families

Home visits to pre-school

What do we offer?

How is a referral made?

professionals, school or pre-school.ophthalmologists, other health usual practice is written referral via An initial phone call can be made; but

materials.adapts teaching and learning

a reprographics specialist who or mobility;additionally qualified, e.g. in Braille

Specialist Support Assistants (SSA) blind and partially sighted children;mandatory qualification to teach Impaired (QTVI) who hold the

Qualified Teachers of the Visually Our team includes: Who are we?

Visual Impairment

Sensory Impairment Service

Visual Impairment c/o Southmead children’s centreSherwood DriveOff Lickers LaneKnowsley L35 3XZ0151 443 2057

www.knowsley.gov.uk

Local Offerhttps://www.knowsleyinfo.co.uk/categories/schools-educational-services

Sensory Impairment Service (Education Improvement Services)

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Visually Impairedqualified Teachers of the Deaf and receive tuition or support from hearing and visual impairments people with educationally significant requirement that children and young This service fulfils the mandatory