The Government's (OPCS) survey of the disabled population (Bone and Meltzer, 1989) suggested that there are 21,000 severely visually impaired children in Britain. For those children and their families the level of services offered by the local authority and by other agencies can mean the difference between frustration and contentment. This article seeks to highlight the main principles underlying the Children Act, and to explore some of the implications of the Act for people working with visually impaired children and their families.
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Bone, M. and Meltzer, H. (1989), OPCS Surveys of Disability in Great Britain Report 3, The prevalence of disability among children , HMSO, London.
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Walker, E. , Tobin , M., McKennell, A. (1992), Blind and partially sighted children in Britain: the RNIB Survey, Volume 2, HMSO, London
