First published in 1999. This book seeks to inform teachers in mainstream schools and colleges, who are new to teaching children and young people with a visual impairment, how successful inclusion may be achieved. The text will examine some of the challenges facing this group in accessing the curriculum and suggest ways in which these challenges can be met. While the book is primarily aimed at newly qualified teachers working in a mainstream school setting, it is felt that the issues raised will be of interest to all teachers who are teaching pupils with a visual impairment for the first time. Many of the more general principles will be useful to those working in further education settings.

Christine Arter is a Lecturer in Special Education (Visual Impairment) at the University of Birmingham. Heather Mason is Senior Lecturer in Special Education (Visual Impairment) at the University of Birmingham. Steve McCall is a Lecturer in Special Education (Visual Impairment) at the School of Education, University of Birmingham. Mike McLinden is a Lecturer in Special Education (Visual Impairment) at the University of Birmingham with special responsibility for multiple disabilities and visual impairment. Juliet was a former Lecturer in Special Education (Visual Impairment) at theSchool of Education, University of Birmingham. She is an OFSTED inspector, a trained mobility specialist and has worked extensively abroad.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Understanding the causes of visual impairment and the assessment of vision, Heather Mason; Chapter 3 Environmental issues, Christine Arter; Chapter 4 Accessing the curriculum, Steve McCall; Chapter 5 Learning to be independent, Juliet Stone; Chapter 6 The child with a visual impairment in combination with additional difficulties, Mike McLinden; Chapter 7 Final thoughts;