SPp022 Education of Individuals with Visual Disabilities

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Vrubel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPp022/01: Wed 11:10–12:50 centrum, P. Röderová, M. Vrubel
Prerequisites
Finished basic course of education of visually impaired.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is a detailled information about education and support of people with visual impairment. At the end of the course, students should understand and work with information on: Categories of people with visual impairment, occurrence and causes, children with multiple disability, deaf-blind children, peculiarities of psychical process by visually impaired, system of education for visually impaired, counselling, special educational centres, technical aids, visual stimulation, mobility, orientation, guide dogs, spare time activities for visually impaired, vocational training, quality of life in visually impaired.
Syllabus
  • The target group of people with visual impairment. Effect of visual impairment on an individual's personality (perception, thinking, attention, behavior, speech). Psychomotor development of a child with severe visual impairment.
  • Physiology of vision process. Development of visual perception.
  • Visual impairment, types of visual impairment, etiology, symptoms. Diagnostics of vision and visual functions from the perspective of a special educator.
  • Early intervention, forms and services.
  • Child with severe visual impairment at pre-school age (pre-school education of blind and sighted children, child with disturbed binocular vision and reeducation)
  • Child with severe visual impairment in school age. Specifics of teaching, didactical recommendations, support provision.
  • Compensatory aids for visually impaired and work with them. Use of computer technology in education of visually impaired.
  • The system of education of pupils with visual impairments in the Czech Republic.
  • Communication of persons with visual impairment - Braille -teaching and writing. Access to information.
  • Counselling and intervention: social service providers, services and counselling.
  • Mobility of visually impaired.
  • Child with multiple disabilities. Deafblindness - Specifics of communication and education of deafblind people.
  • Vocational training for people with visual impairment.
  • Possibilities of developing the key competences in pupils and students with visual impairment. Autonomy.
  • Spare time of blind and partially sighted people. Quality of life.
Literature
    required literature
  • VRUBEL, Martin, Petra RÖDEROVÁ and Nora JÁGEROVÁ. Education, Support and Rehabilitation for People with Visual Impairments. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 140 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8456-8. info
    recommended literature
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava, Marie VÍTKOVÁ and Martin VRUBEL. Inclusion in Education for Students with Special Educational Needs from the Perspective of Research. Petr Kovařík. 1st Edition. Brno: Masaryk University, 2014, 161 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7152-0. info
  • The Lighthouse handbook on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation. Edited by Barbara Silverstone. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 671-137. ISBN 9780195094893. info
Teaching methods
lectures, instructional video, discussion
Assessment methods
Final oral examination or test (70% of correct answers is needed to pass); seminar paper, attendance min. 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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