This article presents a selection of findings from a literature review of best practice models and outcomes in the education of visually impaired children. The review suggested that a key focus of research in this area has been upon the concept of "access", particularly with regards to barriers children with visual impairment face in accessing…

This article considers the concept of access in the education of visually impaired children and young people, with particular reference to print literacy. The article describes implications for teaching and policy at various levels of the educational process: classroom practice; broader teaching and curriculum requirements (including service…

Reviews some models used for conceptualizing the possible developmental implications of blindness and severe visual impairment. Questions the implications of visual impairment for certain skills, especially motor, in infancy. Addresses ways of mitigating the potentially educationally handicapping consequences of visual disability for school-aged…