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Visual impairment: its causes and the quality of explanation as perceived by parents of visually impaired children

Department of Education, University of Edinburgh

G.O.B. Thomson

Department of Education, University of Edinburgh

M. Buultjens

Department of Special Educational Needs, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh

M. Lee

Department of Special Educational Needs, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh

Data are reported from a national questionnaire survey of parents of visually impaired children in Scotland. The incidence of types of visual impairment are reported. These figures were thought to offer a more representative sample of visually zmpairing conditaons than and dissatisfaction with have focussed on blind and partially sighted registers. Parental satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the explanation received on the diagnosis o f their child's visual impairment are also reported.

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