This Paper seeks to address some of the points made in an article written by Fetton (BJVI, 1994, 12:2). It describes the model used by the University of Birmingham Distance Education Course for teachers of children and young people with a visual impairment; and discusses some wider issues of training within the field of visual impairment.
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Fetton, E. (1994) No room for complacency: issues in training teachers to meet the needs of visually impaired children. BJVI, 12:2, July 1994.
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Holmberg, B. (1989) Theory and Practice of Distance Education. Chippenham, Routledge.
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