Advancing the development and wellbeing of children with visual impairment.
The Mary Kitzinger Trust was established with the objective of advancing and furthering education, training and research in the psychology of children with visual and/or other developmental difficulties.
The aim of the Trust is to share research, experience and insights and help stimulate the interchange between research and practice relevant to children with visual impairment.
Mary Kitzinger
Mary Kitzinger died on the 7th February 1985 at the age of 35. Her tragically early death cut short the career of an exceptionally gifted child psychologist who combined imagination and sensitivity with a perceptive, enquiring and cultured mind.
“Mary was particularly keen to see a rapprochement between those interested in the emotional aspects of child development and those involved in academic developmental psychology.”
The trust sponsors bi-annual workshops, which bring together clinicians, educators, academics and other professionals who work with children with visual impairment as well as producing newsletters covering up-to-date research and practice. We also organise occasional international conferences to draw international researchers and practitioners together.
News
Next workshop:
‘40 years of understanding and improving psychological factors and the welfare of children with VI’
A special workshop to celebrate where we’ve travelled and the contribution of the Mary Kitzinger Trust
Saturday 14th June, 2025
UCL Institute of Child Health, London
Mary Kitzinger Trust workshops run twice a year – in Spring at the UCL Institute of Child Health in London and in Autumn online, via videoconferencing. The day-long workshops attract academics, clinicians, educators and other professionals who work with children with visual impairment and/or other developmental difficulties. The focus of the workshops is childhood disability related research and practice, with a particular emphasis on wellbeing and development of children with visual impairment.