The Paediatric Low Vision Clinic provides a range of specialised vision assessments, support and information to assist students with vision impairment, their families, school staff and specialist support staff.
The Orientation and Mobility statewide service is available to students with vision impairment from birth to school leaving age who require mobility assistance. The Advisory Visiting Teacher (AVT) Orientation and Mobility (O&M) team provides a range of services to individual students depending upon their needs. This may include assessments, direct programs and consultancy to school staff, specialist support staff and families.
Alternative Format Resource Collection
Staff supporting students with a print disability requiring their learning media to be in formats other than standard print may access Braille, digital, audio and large print resources. The resource collection includes textbooks and novels in Braille and digital formats, novels in large print and tactile story books and kits for children aged 0 - 8 years.
Disability Services Support Unit (DSSU) administers a statewide loans service to support and facilitate inclusive educational practices for students with disability.
The DSSU Loans Service offers a wide range of specialised resources and equipment for loan including assessments, positioning and mobility devices, assistive technologies, programming resources and adaptive equipment for activities of daily living.
Educational support teams use the loan resources and equipment to trial with students with disability. The trial enables the team to determine the most suitable equipment to assist students with disability gain better access, participation and achievement in education.
Enquiries regarding these services can be made to Disability Services Support Unit as per details below.
Email:disabilityservicessupportunit@deta.qld.gov.au
Phone: (07) 3240 9333
Fax: (07) 3240 9393
This page was last reviewed on 19 Apr 2012
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