Autumn workshop 16 November 2024
‘Well-being of siblings of children and young people with visual impairment and other conditions’
Speakers: Professor Naomi Dale (Chair MKT)
Carlijn Veldhorst ‘Defining and understanding the quality of life of siblings of children who are visually impaired, dead and hard of hearing, or have a motor impairment’
Georgia Pavlopoulou ‘Researching the siblings of children with health conditions’
Sophie Bennett ‘How children with chronic physical health conditions are at a greater risk of developing mental health problems’
Linda Messemaker-Veerman, Louise Rixon, Janette Kok and featuring Vera ‘Being a sibling of a child with a disability’
Spring workshop 18 May 2024
‘Understanding and supporting children with MSI/ Deafblindness: Are we getting it right?’
Speakers: Professor Naomi Dale (Chair MKT)
Dr Leda Kamenopoulou ‘Understanding the term multisensory impairment’
Chloe Joyner ‘A personal experience in working with children and young people living with Usher syndrome and their parents’
Claire Manford ‘Running focus groups with deafblind children and young people, their parents and the professionals who work closely with them’
Dr Saima Rajasingam ‘Awareness of MSI/deafblindness among clinicians’
Autumn Workshop 18 November 2023
Speakers: Professor Naomi Dale (Chair MKT)
Kelly Cummins and Dr Jess Hayton ‘The importance of funding, training and collaboration to deliver high quality services’
Sebastian Kopanski ‘The support received by children and young people with VI’
Martina Finessi ‘A parent-led intervention with parents of children who are partially sighted’
Spring Workshop 13 May 2023
‘Play, participation and peers: empowering children with visual impairment’
Speakers: Professor Naomi Dale (Chair MKT)
Dr Mathijs Vervloed ‘Facilitating peer play and playful learning with sound-augmented play materials in children with visual impairment’
Dr Ellen Elsman ‘The evidence for interventions to improve functioning, participation and quality of life’
Joanne Hogg ‘Learning through play with LEGO™ Braille Bricks’
Autumn Workshop 26 November 2022
‘Promoting successful futures for young people with visual impairment’
Speakers:
Caireen Sutherland and Sue Keil ‘Curriculum framework for children and young people with visual impairment: promoting positive outcomes’
Ana Semrov ‘What shapes quality of life of visually impaired children and young people? Lessons from the families’
Maryam Bandukda ‘Designing assistive technologies for supporting sense of agency and contribution in blind and partially sighted people’
Autumn Workshop 9 October 2021
‘Impact of Covid-19 on children and young people with visual impairment and their families’
Speakers:
Professor Jillian Rickly ‘Life in lockdown: living with visual impairment during the first Covid-19 lockdown
Ida Sødahl Utne ‘The digital life. A qualitative study of inclusion and digital communication among youth and young adults with severe visual impairment’
Dr Tiiana Battistin and Silvia Trentin ‘Distance support and online intervention to blind and visually impaired children during the pandemic’
Dr Fionna Bathgate ‘Mindulness’
Sally Painter ‘Parental home vision testing of children during Covid-19 pandemic’
Autumn Workshop 21 November 2020
‘Innovations in Research and Practice in Cerebral Visual Impairment’
Speakers:
Professor Naomi Dale (with Hanna Sakki, Jenefer Sargent and Richard Bowman) ‘New evidence-based definition, assessment and classification framework for children with CVI’
Dr Kathleen Vancleef ‘Assessment of visual perceptual functions in toddlers with CVI’
Janet Harwood
Cathy Williams ‘CVI project: 5-year programme of research into how to improve care and outcomes for children with cerebral visual impairment’
Autumn Workshop 14 September 2019
How can we make things better for children living with visual impairment – developmental, behavioural and educational interventions’
Speakers:
Professor Naomi Dale (Chair MKT) ‘Early intervention in childhood visual impairment: from OPTIMUM to Developmental Journal for Vision Impairment’
Sasha Walters ‘That which we call a rose by any other name: An overview of the modifications that can be made to CBT to enhance efficacy without diluting impact’
Eline Heppe ‘Improving social participation of young people with a visual impairment: mentoring, social support and psychosocial functioning’
Rory Cobb and Sue Keil ‘Why we need a new UK specialist curriculum to enable equitable participation in education for children and young people with vision impairment’