DOI: 10.12968/eyed.2024.24.6.20 ISSN: 1465-931X
Supporting children with vision impairment in early years: A guide for practitioners
Karen Hirst- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science
Karen Hirst, CYPF Early Support, Education and Training manager at the RNIB shares how to spot sight loss in babies and very young children in time for World Braille Day on 4 January. She discusses how practitioners can provide support to children in early years who are visually impaired, and ways to introduce these children to learning braille as part of their literacy skills.