Advice

Choosing a school is a big decision for you and your child. To help you feel confident in making this decision, here are some tips.

Some things to consider when choosing your school

There are several signs to look out for if you think your child may have a visual impairment. Follow these steps towards a diagnosis and hear stories from parents and young people who have been through it.

Most vision impaired children are able to go to a mainstream playgroup or nursery.

Practical advice and suggestions to help your vision impaired baby or toddler develop and learn.

By law your recruitment policy must be inclusive, a disabled job applicant must not be disadvantaged within the recruitment process.

A vision impairment, or any other disability, should not stand in the way of work. Equality laws protect disabled people to make sure that they aren’t at a disadvantage at work. This applies when they’re applying for or doing a job.

How you can help your vision impaired baby learn and explore the world around them.

Understand the roles of different eye care professionals. Here we explain the roles of Orthoptists, Optomestrists, Opticians and Ophthalmologists.