Useful Websites
See below a list of useful websites.
Electronic books for the visually impaired
Lottery funded home assistive equipment for visually impaired children
http://www.victa.org.uk/victa-children/
Advice on eye tests
https://www.specsavers.co.uk/help-and-faqs
Information on albinism
Information on nystagmus
Help and support for VI children and families
UK charity for VI people in UK
Scottish website for VI
http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/vi&multi/bowmandutton/index.html
Online library for visually impaired children
Tactile library for VI children
Information about central vision loss
https://www.macularsociety.org
World Health Organisation; global stats on VI
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en/
A parent’s blog on her child’s disability
http://anewkindofperfect.blogspot.co.uk
Website with general info on how to modify worksheets
http://www.visuallyimpairedchildren.com/2011/12/modifying-worksheets-for-visually.html
Website on VI for teachers and parents
http://www.visuallyimpairedchildren.com
Who are the eye specialists?
http://www.visuallyimpairedchildren.com/2011/12/what-is-difference-between-optician.html
DfE funded organisation on sensory impairment
Support for children with cerebral vision impairment
https://www.facebook.com/Thinkingoutsidethelightbox
Transcription service to alternative format for sight impaired people with VI