Understanding education for the visually impaired / / edited by Ronel Ferreira, Maximus Monaheng Sefotho.

• Superior document: Opening eyes ; Volume 1
• TeilnehmendeR: Ferreira, Ronel,; Sefotho, Maximus Monaheng,
• Place / Publishing House: Cape Town, South Africa : : AOSIS,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Opening eyes ; Volume 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (454 pages) :; illustrations.

The contribution that this book makes to scholarship is regarded as ground-breaking, as it is based on recent research conducted with teachers on the ground-level, as well as on research and experiences of practitioners, gained over many years. In this volume, Understanding education for the visually impaired, the focus falls on understanding visual impairment within the South African context, more specifically on what the education of these learners entails. In addition to the contribution to existing literature in the fields of inclusive education and visual impairment, the publication has practical application value for teachers and practitioners who work with and support such learners.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Contextualising visual impairment -- Chapter 1 Visual impairment as a disability and/or diversity / Tony Mays -- Chapter 2 Visual impairment in the global south / Maximus M. Sefotho -- Chapter 3 Human rights and visual impairment / Juan Bornman -- Chapter 4 Visual impairment and the inclusive education policy / Judite Ferreira-Prevost -- Section 2: Contextualising support for learners with visual impairment -- Chapter 5 Supporting learners who are multiply impaired with a visual impairment / Juan Bornman, Ann Heard -- Chapter 6 Enabling full-service and special school teachers working with visually impaired learners / Maesala Manis -- Chapter 7 The value of the Orientation and Mobility Profession in the lives of Learners and Teachers / Ann Heard -- Chapter 8 Higher Order Emotion identification by children with visual impairment: Developing emotional competence / Inneke Greyvenstein -- Section 3: Providing support beyond the school and classroom -- Chapter 9 Promoting a collaborative partnership approach to support families of learners with visual impairment / Karien Botha -- Chapter 10 Role of the family in the life of a learner with visual impairment / Boitumelo M. Diale -- Chapter 11 Transition, entrepreneurship and decent work / Maximus M. Sefotho -- Chapter 12 Transition from school to tertiary education / Ann Heard.