VIEW 2024 – conference materials

Where permission has been granted to do so, VIEW 2024 conference materials are available here in PDF format.

We have emailed presentations in PowerPoint format (PPT) to our delegates with access requirements. If you haven’t received this email yet, please email: viewconference@live.co.uk

Keynote Presentations

Each handout is a condensed version of the materials prepared as PowerPoint presentations for VIEW 2024.

Dr Ian McCubbin and Dr Courtney McKay, Psychological Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The emotional wellbeing of children and young people with vision impairment: perspectives from clinical practice and research.
Professor Jugnoo Rahi, Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, GOS UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Trends in the long-term impact of childhood vision impairment on health and social outcomes in the UK.
Jess Hayton, Associate Professor in Psychology and Habilitation and Programme Leader of the Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (children and young people). Sleep and children/young people with vision impairment: Implications for education.
Associate Professor Melissa Fanshawe, School of Education at University of Southern Queensland, and trained teacher of students with blindness and low vision. Implementation of the ECC in Australian in mainstream secondary schools: Vision Australia Certificates in Access Technology.
Dr Louise Allen, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge and Affiliated Associate Professor, University of Cambridge. The eye cannot see what the mind does not know: assessing and supporting children with CVI.

Workshops

Each handout is a condensed version of the materials prepared as PowerPoint presentations for workshops at VIEW 2024.

Everyday Reformatting – Jane Sharp, RNIB
Learning through play – Lego Braille Bricks, Pre-Braille Skills – Joanne Hogg, UK LBB Ambassador
Developing Early Communication Skills – Anne Cheesbrough, MSI Practitioner, Sense and Caireen Sutherland, Programme Lead & Senior Lecturer MQ MSI, Seashell
Introduction to keyboard and screen reader skills for SSI learners – Rupert Ephithite – QTVI in Norfolk

Additional Resources Discussed and Referenced at VIEW 2024

Brand-new guidance on Reasonable Adjustments in Schools, developed by Guide Dogs and the National Sensory Impairment Partnership:

Veron Webb – Large Print Rulers and Large Print Protractors

Download the Large Print Rulers and Large Print Protractors flyer mentioned at the conference – available from Vernon Webb

Videos

During the conference, two videos will be presented as part of the “updates from the field.” You can find them on YouTube, and we’re sending them in advance for you to either preview beforehand or watch simultaneously on the day with the sound muted:

Alba’s Notebook 2024 – Alba’s Notebook is a picture book with a main character who has albinism. This video tells you more about this book: https://youtu.be/–7ceykqJHo?si=7SqTI9lYzsVz6n0u
Brand New Series Mixmups – An Audio Described Introduction to the characters with vision impairment: https://youtu.be/ZxfJqhHn94M?si=htSQCQ2RcMmsgPGZ