This training is designed to support the needs of professionals in order to improve the quality of learning opportunities available to children and young people with visual impairment. An overview of the education of the blind and partially sighted people will be provided.

The training will include the following topics:

▪ Structure and Function of the Eye and Functional Vision Assessments
▪ The education of the Blind, from the ancient times until today and the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, towards a “Individualized Educational Program”
▪ Sensory development and motor skills
▪ Social skills and Self-determination;
▪ Visual Efficiency skills and Compensatory Skills. The blind and VI person with multiple disabilities.
▪ Braille Code and Assistive technology
▪ The role of the family when a child is disabled. Attitudes, reactions and behavior of families and teachers when facing everyday life together with a blind person.

Two cultural visits will be organized: in a museum with a special educational program accessible for Blind and VI visitors and to the Daily Care Centre of the Italian Union for the Blind.