There has been debate in the literature about the exact role socioeconomic status has on vision impairment and one question (of many) that still remains to be answered as the literature seems to be undecided is around the issue of whether vision impairment is more prevalent in lower socioeconomic areas than more affluent areas and  if so why?  This short presentation will look at the effect of social deprivation and vision impairment and will use data gathered from different sources within Scotland to look at some of the outcomes with respect to education and qualifications. The presentation will also examine the incidence of cerebral visual impairment within different socioeconomic groups again using data gathered within Scotland.

Professor John Ravenscroft is Chair of Childhood Visual Impairment at the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently the Director of the Scottish Sensory Centre and is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Visual Impairment. He has vast experience of inclusive education, and has advised various Governments, locally, nationally and internationally on promoting successful inclusive education. He is the host of the “Conversations about CVI” and the editor of the Handbook of Visual Impairment.

Principal Interests

• • visual impairment
  • cerebral visual impairment
  • inclusion
  • childhood and disability studies
  • Inclusion and Inclusive Education

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Date:  June 18th at 17:00 PM IST

(June 18th, 7:30 AM EST.)

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Session mode : Online

Registration fee: FREE

Identifying and supporting economic needs of families with visually impaired children, including children with cerebal visual impairment