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Opportunity to participate in Testing the ‘Measure of Early Vision Use’ (MEVU) with parents of children with cerebral palsy

by Deidre Ballard | 5 Nov 2018 | Featured, News, Research

Is your child less than 12 years of age? Are you interested in helping test a new online measure of ‘vision use’ for children with cerebral palsy? Researchers from Australian Catholic University are testing a new questionnaire to describe how a child uses vision in...

ICEVI – website launch with new articles, upcoming events and much more

by Deidre Ballard | 23 Jul 2018 | Education and related issues, Featured, News, Newsletters, Research, Useful Websites

click on the link below to explore the ICEVI (International Council for Education of people with vision impairment) website: https://icevi.org/

You can participate in an online focus group to discuss audio description for television.

by Deidre Ballard | 23 Jul 2018 | Braille and low vision aids, Featured, News, Research, Technology supporting vision impairment

Follow the final link to watch and hear The Lion King – fantastic. Researchers at Curtin University are currently conducting research into audio description (AD) on television in Australia. While disability advocates have been lobbying for audio description on...

Stem cells used to grow eye lenses could help treat young and old with cataracts

by Deidre Ballard | 20 Mar 2018 | Featured, News, Research

Stem cells used to grow eye lenses could help treat young and old with cataracts Copied from ABC By medical reporter Sophie Scott and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Alison Branley Updated Mon at 6:01am Photo Ben Myatt was one of 100 children born with cataracts...

Braille Teaching and Literacy Report, Europe 2018

by Deidre Ballard | 19 Feb 2018 | Featured, News, Research

This word document contains some amazing research reading. Well worth making the time to have a read. some topics covered include: Learning Braille Where and how Braille could be used Encouraging children to use Braille Click on the link below to open up the document:...

Glaucoma Australia report on the effect on eyes when wearing swimming goggles

by Deidre Ballard | 2 Nov 2017 | Featured, Information on eyes and vision, News, Research, Useful Websites

The final recommendation for children wearing goggles is interesting and relevant. Click on the link below to read more: https://glaucoma.org.au/articles/swimming-goggles-body/...
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