Education of the Blind and Visually Impaired Population of Israel

Abstract

This article describes the various models of educating blind and visually impaired students in Israel, including residential schools, resource rooms, itinerant teachers, and joint and individual initiatives. Although the overall policy on special education encourages the mainstreaming of blind and visually impaired students into regular classrooms, the staff of special education have considerable autonomy in planning programs. This freedom encourages the development of programs that cater to the needs of individual students.