‘Supporting the learner: education and classroom wellbeing of children and young people with visual impairment’

Welcome and introduction, Naomi Dale, UCL Institute of Child Health and Mary Kitzinger Trust, Chair of Trustees.

Lily Stone, PhD candidate, Cambridge University
Learning to touch: tactile picture books and tactile literacy.

Viv Hollis, QTVI and QTMSI, Westminster City Council
Exploring how children with vision and multi-sensory impairments develop leadership skills in primary school settings through the perspectives of qualified teachers for vision impairment, qualified teachers for multi-sensory impairment and qualified habilitation specialists.

Katherine Jones, Research Fellow, Northumbria University
"Put your hands up": how joint attention is initiated between blind children and their sighted peers.

Ifigeneia Manitsa, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
Enhancing the academic and social inclusion of students with visual impairment: research, interventions, and practical guidance.