| Counting On Technology: Critical Solutions for Education In Mathematical Based Subjects In Developing Countries.
S. C. Rowe, RNIB, UK.
srowe@rnib.org.uk
It is vital that all children have complete and unhindered access to all aspects of the curriculum regardless of disability or locale. However, for visually impaired children (VIC) residing in low-income environments (LIE), this is often not the case as they struggle to have the necessary access to numerical and mathematical based subjects. Many VIC face numerous barriers in this area, including, but not limited to a lack of specialist teacher training, absence of specialist learning resources and a deficiency in advocacy. This can often result in failure to complete this aspect of the curriculum, with detrimental consequences to the child’s progress in education and access to employment. Noting the paucity of empirical research in this area, SightSavers alongside ICEVI have commenced pilot studies to further explore the known difficulties with a view to providing practical and scalable solutions. This presentation aims to further explore existing gaps and potential solutions in the teaching of maths and numeracy to VIC residing in LIE’s. It discusses the current and future work undertaken by SightSavers in this area and the impact that such work could have on future development.
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