ICT, education, and visual impairment

This paper provides an overview of developments in the use of information a nd communications technology (ICT) in the education of children with a visu al impairment. The context is set by summarising the population of children with a visual impairment in this country, and presenting World Health Orga nisations classification of disability as a criteria by which the relevance of ICT can be measured. Case-studies of the use of different types of educ ational and access technology are presented and it is argued that informati on and communications technology has a valuable role in providing opportuni ties for children with a visual impairment to participate more fully in edu cation.