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CONTENTS

Section 1:
Introduction

Section 2:
Strategies

Section 3:
The Law

Section 4:
Rights and Responsibilities

Section 5:Code
of Practice

Section 6:
Who can Assist?

Appendix A:
Examples

Appendix B: Appropriate
Language and Behaviour

Appendix C:
Fact Sheets

Bibliography

References

Tasmanian Organisations

Acknowledge-
ments

 

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Brief Description:

Low vision aids range from simple hand-held lenses to electronic devices and come in a vast variety of designs and strengths. Different types are needed for different visual tasks and it is important to note that they do not always enable everything to be seen clearly and easily.

Who can it assist?

    • students who have a visual impairment
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Inclusive Teaching Practice

You can assist your student by:

  • ensuring that seating arrangements are suitable to the student
  • providing written materials (ie. notes, diagrams, handouts, overheads) to the student prior to the class
  • verbalising what you are writing on the board or showing on an overhead transparency
  • writing on boards in large, clear print and using a visible colour
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(See also Fact Sheet 2 `Accessing Information/Study Materials’)

 

Inclusive Technology

  • Different types include hand, stand or spectacle mounted magnifiers, and spectacle mounted or hand held telescopes. Closed-circuit televisions are an example of a type of electronic aid (See Fact Sheet 3.3 for further information).
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  • In an education/training context, the type used will depend on the student’s individual requirements and the learning environment. An example of one type of magnifier which may be useful in a classroom setting is a hand-held telescope.
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    • Hand-held telescopes
      • can be miniature monocular or binocular telescopes
      • useful for distance work such as reading a board in a classroom situation
      • option of short focus on some models enabling the student to adjust the focus from viewing their notes in front of them to seeing what is being written on a board in the distance

 

Further Information and assistance can be obtained from:

Disability Advisers/Disability Liaison Officers (see Fact Sheet section 6 for contact details)

ACCESS & Equity Project of Northern Group Training Ph. 6334 2266

Independent Living Centre Tasmania Ph. 6334 5899

Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind Society Tasmania Ph. 6232 1222

 

Useful information and links can be found at the following website.

Technical Access Liaison Group (TALG)
http://ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au/~heyes/talg.html

 

Introduction | Strategies for Inclusive Practice | What The Law Says | Legislative Requirements | Rights and Responsibilities | Code of Practice | Who Can Assist? | Examples of Inclusive Practice | Appropriate Language and Behaviour | Index to Fact Sheet Series | Bibliography | Recommended References | Tasmanian Organisations | Acknowledgements