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Category: <span>visual impairment</span>
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Is NHS England breaking a promise to roll out eye care for disabled children in all special schools?
Guest Posts, SEND Review, special needs, visual impairment

Is NHS England breaking a promise to roll out eye care for disabled children in all special schools?

By Tania Tirraoro October 14, 2022 October 14, 2022

with Aylee Richmond, National Eye Care Information Officer, SeeAbility A few years ago I woke up with vision loss in one of my eyes. It was frightening, but I was …

Read more"Is NHS England breaking a promise to roll out eye care for disabled children in all special schools?"
We need more awareness that pandemic life is far from an equal experience
Coronavirus, Deaf, special needs, visual impairment

We need more awareness that pandemic life is far from an equal experience

By Tania Tirraoro November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020

“It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it“… the Star Trek (mis)quote sums up 2020 for most people. Even if your family has escaped a serious coronavirus infection or, …

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The Deafblind world: The ‘Shoeness’ of a Shoe
Deaf, Guest Posts, Parenting, Rare Disease, special needs, visual impairment

The Deafblind world: The ‘Shoeness’ of a Shoe

By Special Needs Jungle February 8, 2019 October 10, 2024

with Elly Chapple Imagine a world you can neither see nor hear, yet you must find a way to grow and thrive within it, feeling your way, using the senses …

Read more"The Deafblind world: The ‘Shoeness’ of a Shoe"
Sense Work Towards Equal Access to Healthcare for the Deafblind
Deaf, Health, special needs, visual impairment

Sense Work Towards Equal Access to Healthcare for the Deafblind

By Hayley Newman September 9, 2016 September 9, 2016

I was recently asked to write a SEND travel article for the Telegraph. After I had picked myself up from the floor (I am after all neither a travel expert, nor …

Read more"Sense Work Towards Equal Access to Healthcare for the Deafblind"
Life Skills – are children with VI missing out?
visual impairment

Life Skills – are children with VI missing out?

By Debs Aspland March 2, 2016 March 2, 2016

This week has seen Blind Children UK raising awareness of the lack of “habilitation” services (to help with life skills) for children with Visual Impairment. Habilitation training covers many aspects …

Read more"Life Skills – are children with VI missing out?"
What DO you buy for a child with a visual impairment at Christmas
Christmas, special needs, TopTips, visual impairment

What DO you buy for a child with a visual impairment at Christmas

By Debs Aspland November 23, 2015 November 19, 2015

I love Christmas – I really am one of those annoying people who gets into the festive spirit with huge gusto.  Sorry. However, the one thing that gets to me …

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Have your say to lift the barriers to play for children with complex disabilities
Campaigns, Deaf, special needs, visual impairment

Have your say to lift the barriers to play for children with complex disabilities

By Tania Tirraoro November 11, 2015 November 10, 2015

Sense, the charity that helps people who are deafblind or who have sensory impairments, are running a public inquiry into the provision of play opportunities for children aged 0-5 with multiple needs in …

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It’s all about Sight this week.
Parenting, visual impairment

It’s all about Sight this week.

By Debs Aspland October 7, 2015 October 7, 2015

This week is a big week in the world of visual impairment.  This week sees the “Let’s Glow” week for Guide Dogs UK and on Thursday 8th October, it is World …

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Why childhood eye tests can be the key to discovering special educational needs
Campaigns, Guest Posts, Health, special needs, visual impairment

Why childhood eye tests can be the key to discovering special educational needs

By Tania Tirraoro September 21, 2015 April 25, 2016

Around a fifth of young people with sight loss also have additional special educational needs or disabilities, and a further 30% have complex needs. This is according to research by …

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How a charity is helping disabled children with reading challenges learn to love books
Disability, Disability Financial Help, Dyslexia, visual impairment

How a charity is helping disabled children with reading challenges learn to love books

By Tania Tirraoro September 17, 2015 September 16, 2015

We all know that reading to our children is vitally important and helps get them started in reading for themselves. But for children who are struggling readers or who have …

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Top tips & simple, effective resources for supporting children with Visual Impairment
Guest Posts, Rare Disease, SEND Resources, TopTips, visual impairment

Top tips & simple, effective resources for supporting children with Visual Impairment

By Debs Aspland May 28, 2014 June 30, 2016

As you may know, my son J has a visual impairment. During the first few years of his life, I spent so many hours trying to find activities to do with …

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  • Beyond EHCPs: Why Inclusion Needs More Than a Document
    By Sharon Smith
    In Co-production, EHCP, Inclusion, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, Sharon Smith, Working with parents
    September 11, 2026
  • The Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In EOTAS, Save Our Children's Rights, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Tania Tirraoro
    September 9, 2026
  • How health and family support systems are failing children starting school
    By Twinkl SEND
    In Early Years, Parenting, special needs, Twinkl
    September 7, 2026
  • WEBINAR RECORDING! The implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposals
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Webinars
    September 3, 2026
  • When things go right: Shining a light on SEND Practitioners making a positive impact [Giveaway!]
    By Tristan Middleton
    In About Tristan, Columnists, Exemplary Practice, Reviews, special needs
    August 31, 2026
  • From suspicion to support: why the Government’s child protection reforms matter for disabled children
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In Fabricated or Induced Illness FII, Guest Posts, Parenting, SAFEGUARDING, Social care, special needs
    August 28, 2026
  • Have your say on the future of transport for disabled children and young people
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In accessibility, POST16, SEN Transport, SEND & Health Research
    August 25, 2026
  • Unison voices major concerns over SEND reform health plans for sick and disabled children out of school in the EOTAS consultation
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Health, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 24, 2026
  • Top Tips for the EOTAS & EHCP consultation: Protect your child’s rights to statutory SEND support
    By Matt Keer
    In About Matt, EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 19, 2026
  • Navigating constraints: Why a former PCF chair thinks the current model is missing the mark for families
    By Renata Watts
    In Co-production, Guest Posts, parent-carer forums, special needs
    August 12, 2026
  • Dear Secretary of State for Education, Lucy Powell: an Open Letter from Special Needs Jungle and SEND legal charity SOS!SEN
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In Save Our Children's Rights, Schools White Paper, SEN & Disability Charities, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 4, 2026
  • Research: Disabled young people define inclusive education as “learning in the place that’s right for them”
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In Further Education, Guest Posts, Inclusion, POST16, Schools White Paper
    July 30, 2026
  • Why every child deserves Portage, wherever they’re born
    By Sharon Smith
    In Early Years, Guest Posts, portage, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, SEND Politics, Sharon Smith, special needs
    July 24, 2026
  • Mainstream SEND Funding: A simple explainer, another consultation, and why it really matters
    By Matt Keer
    In About Matt, Schools White Paper, SEND funding, special needs
    July 22, 2026
  • What might the SEND reform proposals mean for specialist tutors, alternative provision and EOTAS?
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In Alternative Provision, EHCP, EOTAS, Guest Posts, Online learning, personal budgets, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, special educational needs, special needs
    July 20, 2026

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Legal FAQs

  • Research: AI, welfare, climate and inequality: What could shape disabled people’s lives in the UK over the next 20 years?
  • The LA responsible for an EHCP does not have to be the same local authority responsible for social care
  • What is the difference between s19 EOTAs and s61 EOTAS in an EHCP?
  • Refused an EHCP for college!
  • Is my ADHD son being discriminated against for his behaviour?
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  • How can I ensure my child’s in-school therapy is provided by a professional?
  • Can the LA change the name of the placement in Section I of an EHC Plan?
  • Does the LA have to maintain the provision in the EHCP if parents are home educating?
  • Can you still appeal Section I if your parental choice is named with conditions?
  • What should the school be doing when my child cannot attend school due to their anxiety?
  • If we move abroad, what happens to my child’s EHC Plan?
  • When applying for an EHCNA can we ask the LA to consider our EP report?
  • We have moved from England to Wales where can we get help?
  • Where can I get help with a disability discrimination claim?
  • What can I do if an EHCP has been in the “draft” stage for over 1 year?
  • What type of placement can be named in Section I of the EHC Plan?
  • Can I be forced to send my child to a special school?
  • Can an alternative provision be named in an EHC Plan?
  • How do I request a change of placement?

Resource Listings

  • Dyspraxia Foundation
  • Contact
  • Warm House Discount Scheme
  • British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology
  • Advocacy in Action
  • Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group
  • All Born In
  • FACSA
  • The National Institute of Conductive Education
  • The Children’s Reflexology Programme for Additional Needs
  • piles of paper in purple with a teacher at a laptop top left and a child readingbottom rightBeyond EHCPs: Why Inclusion Needs More Than a Document
    By Sharon Smith
    In Co-production, EHCP, Inclusion, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, Sharon Smith, Working with parents
    September 11, 2026
  • 20 Rights at RiskThe Unacceptable Truth: 20 SEND legal rights at risk from the Government’s SEND reforms
    By Tania Tirraoro
    In EOTAS, Save Our Children's Rights, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Tania Tirraoro
    September 9, 2026
  • EYFS Teacher with childHow health and family support systems are failing children starting school
    By Twinkl SEND
    In Early Years, Parenting, special needs, Twinkl
    September 7, 2026
  • screenshot from webinar recordingWEBINAR RECORDING! The implications for children’s legal rights to EHCPs and EOTAS of the Government’s SEND proposals
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs, Webinars
    September 3, 2026
  • image of the book cover shows a Black teacher and disabled studentWhen things go right: Shining a light on SEND Practitioners making a positive impact [Giveaway!]
    By Tristan Middleton
    In About Tristan, Columnists, Exemplary Practice, Reviews, special needs
    August 31, 2026
  • a cut-out family graphic overlaid with a gavelFrom suspicion to support: why the Government’s child protection reforms matter for disabled children
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In Fabricated or Induced Illness FII, Guest Posts, Parenting, SAFEGUARDING, Social care, special needs
    August 28, 2026
  • A DISABLED GIRL IN A WHEELCHAIR BEING STRAPPED INTO A WAVHave your say on the future of transport for disabled children and young people
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In accessibility, POST16, SEN Transport, SEND & Health Research
    August 25, 2026
  • ill child in a red colourisation overlaid with the sentences: "who is responsible for providing it""how will it be put in place?” "how will it be put in place?"Unison voices major concerns over SEND reform health plans for sick and disabled children out of school in the EOTAS consultation
    By Special Needs Jungle
    In EOTAS, Health, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 24, 2026
  • a light bulb and text saying "top tips" with the post title against a green backgroundTop Tips for the EOTAS & EHCP consultation: Protect your child’s rights to statutory SEND support
    By Matt Keer
    In About Matt, EOTAS, Schools White Paper, SEND Politics, special needs
    August 19, 2026
  • Navigating constraints: Why a former PCF chair thinks the current model is missing the mark for families
    By Renata Watts
    In Co-production, Guest Posts, parent-carer forums, special needs
    August 12, 2026
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