Preschool children with Visual Impairment
How to support toddlers with Visual Impairment!
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This webinar is designed to support professionals and families in creating accessible environments for preschool children with visual impairment.
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Title: How to Support Preschool Children with Visual Impairment!
Description: This webinar provides comprehensive and scientifically grounded knowledge about the visual system, different types of visual impairment and their impact on child development. At the same time, it offers practical tools and strategies for creating an accessible and supportive environment in which children can learn, develop and thrive.
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Target group: The webinar is addressed to parents, early childhood educators, special education teachers, therapists (speech therapists, occupational therapists, etc.) and health and education professionals who wish to actively contribute to the development and education of young children with visual impairment.
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Duration: 300 minutes (5 hours)
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Date: Upon request
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Content: In this practical webinar, participants will gain both theoretical knowledge and applicable skills and tools for understanding and supporting children with visual impairment in everyday life and in educational settings.
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What you will learn:
Theoretical Understanding of Vision
• The sense of vision
• Physiology of the eye
• Structure and function of the visual system
• Primary visual cortex and neurobiological foundations of vision
• Prenatal and postnatal development of the visual system
• Visual functions and perception
Types of Visual Impairment
• Ocular Visual Impairment (OVI)
• Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
• Low vision: categories and characteristics
Special Section: CVI (Cerebral Visual Impairment)
• Definition and etiology
• Common comorbidities
• Typical visual difficulties
• Damage to the dorsal and ventral visual streams
Assessment and Diagnosis
• Tools for assessing visual perception
• Objective diagnostic methods
Practical Intervention Strategies
• Strategies to support Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
• Environmental modifications to enhance accessibility
• Use of other sensory systems as compensation for vision
• Techniques to enhance residual vision
Development and Learning
• Development of conceptual understanding through multisensory experiences
• Role of physical contact and development of verbal communication
• Body awareness and spatial perception
• Orientation and mobility in early childhood
Autonomy and Education
• Development of self-care skills (Activities of Daily Living)
• Adapted educational materials (images, objects)
• The importance of early exposure to Braille
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Cost: Upon request
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Registration: Email: viresec.gr@gmail.com
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Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to understand in depth the function of vision and its disorders, recognize the needs of children with visual impairment, apply practical intervention strategies in daily life, create accessible and supportive learning environments and enhance children’s independence and quality of life.