Visually Impaired - Curricular Access and Entitlement in Further Education

First published in 1994. The chapters that make up this book are not primarily about disability or visual impairment. What they do address is the right of all people to have further education and training made available in ways that meet their needs regardless of gender, race, age and ability. This book examines their entitlement to this education and some of the ways in which it can be made accessible. The issues raised are relevant to all people entering further education and training.

List of contents

List of Abbreviations; Foreword Elizabeth Chapman; Introduction: Access and Entitlement in Further Education David Etheridge and Heather Mason; 1. Implications of the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act Gordon Dryden 2. Adult Rehabilitation for Visually-Impaired People Brian Hewitt 3. The Transition to Further Education: Provisional Perspectives David Etheridge 4. Support Services in an Integrated Setting Paul Lynch 5. PICKUP Provision for the Visually-Impaired Client Mary Bennett 6. Competence: Myth or Reality? Pauline Jeffrey 7. Assessment for Adults who are Visually Impaired Bernadette Caffrey 8. Counselling the Visually-Impaired Client Maggie Rowe 9. Communication – Options and Issues Stephen McCall 10. Further Education and Training: A European Perspective Terry Gould; Index

About the author

David T. Etheridge, Heather L. Mason

Summary

First published in 1994. The chapters that make up this book are not primarily about disability or visual impairment. What they do address is the right of all people to have further education and training made available in ways that meet their needs regardless of gender, race, age and ability.

Product details

• Authors: David T Etheridge, David T. Etheridge, David T. Mason Etheridge, Heather L Mason, Heather L. Mason
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781138597662
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59766-2
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, teacher training, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Teaching of visually impaired students