1. Defining Low Vision
“A low vision service is a rehabilitative or habilitative process which provides a range of services…… to enable a child to make use of …eyesight…to achieve maximum potential.”
“This is not just a technical process”
Low Vision Report

2. The vision
“Students , including those with multiple disabilities, are entitled to a comprehensive program…This should encompass a range of techniques”
Lueck, Erin, Corn and Sacks .
Position paper 2006

3. Where do we need to go? Barraga 2004
“Why then is it considered a luxury to instruct children in visual efficiency and to provide clinical low vision evaluations and optical devices ?”
Barraga 2004

4. Pulling together 1999 Fragmented Vision Fragmentation of services
Lack of multidisciplinary working
Inadequate communication between service providers

5. What is working ?(together)
The 2006 anecdotes
Still a limited number of ‘integrated’ teams
Few Low Vision Services Committees focusing on Children’s issues
(2005 Evaluation showed poorest involvement from Education)
No DH pilot for young people

6. What are the goals
Properly planned low vision services with clear outcomes
Not incidental / based on ‘personality’
Based on the child’s habilitative needs/goals
Interdisciplinary - Case conferences
- Centre- based / at least joint assess
- Co-ordinator ( life long)
- Shared records - passports ?