News Archives - Habilitation VI UK

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New support pathway for children with sight loss launches to address vital need for consistency of care

16th July 202516th July 2025News

A new eye care support pathway to help children and young people with a vision impairment get the support they need, has been launched today by partners from across the sight loss sector. This sets out the care and services children and their families are entitled to in England, from initial appointments and diagnosis, to...

The Eye Care Support Pathway for Children & Young People with a Vision Impairment in England: Online Launch

19th June 202519th June 2025News, Uncategorised

Guide Dogs are delighted to invite you to the online launch of the Eye CareSupport Pathway for Children and Young People with a Vision Impairment,on Tuesday 15th July, 11:00-11:45am. Join us to hear about the new Pathway which brings the NHS healthcarevision impairment support journey together in one place with widersocial and educational services. Created...

The image shows a person sitting on a carpeted floor with their legs bent. They are wearing a red long-sleeve shirt and black pants. The person is holding a piece of crumpled yellow tissue or paper towel with both hands, using it to wipe or clean their bare foot. The focus is on the hands and foot.

Hab VI UK Conference 2025 – Tickets selling fast!

29th January 202529th January 2025News

Do you need a bit of extra support/reassurance with how you teach independence skills or is it a breeze? Are you confident with zips through to air fryers and toilet training through to periods? Do you struggle to teach laces to a blind child, or can you do it with your eyes closed? Fiona Broadley’s...

NESM North East Eye Day

26th January 202526th January 2025News

Graphic with text that reads "Do you work with young people with vision impairment? Are you a parent of a young person with vision impairment? My name is Grace and I am a master’s student in Educational Psychology at University College London’s Institute of Education. How can you help?"

Research – Experiences of Mental Health and Education in Young People with Vision Impairment

14th July 202415th July 2024News

My name is Grace Sayers-Mcgowan. I am inviting you to take part in my dissertation research “Experiences of Mental Health and Education in Young People with Vision Impairment”. I am a master’s student at UCL’s Institute of Education, where I am studying Educational Psychology. I come from a teaching background and have worked with children...

RNIB Course – Getting Started with the CFVI: Sharing Good Practice and Experiences (Part 3)

29th May 202429th May 2024News

Thursday 6th June 2024 – 4–5.30pm You are invited to join us for the next in the series of CFVI focused CPD sessions, Feedback from participants who attended the last two CFVI CPD sessions in November 2023 and February 2024 identified a strong desire for collaborative working and highlighted that the sharing of experiences is...

he image shows the cover of a children's book titled "Sit Tim!" from the Collins Big Cat series. The cover features a colorful illustration set in a park. On the left, there is a man with dark hair, wearing a blue shirt, green suspenders, and blue pants. He is holding a white cane, indicating that he is vision impaired. Next to him is a small brown and white dog with a happy expression. On the right, a young girl with ponytailed brown hair, wearing an orange jumpsuit and light blue shirt, is smiling and looking at the dog. In the background, there are scenes of a park with trees, a pond, and people walking and cycling. The authors' names, Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler, along with the illustrator's name, Roman Diaz, are mentioned at the bottom of the cover.

Improving the Representation of People with Vision Impairments

26th April 202426th April 2024News, Uncategorised

HabVIUK and VIEW are really pleased to have worked with Collins publishers to ensure the accuracy of this vision impaired character in one of their new series of phonics books. They’re a great long cane user and even has the correct grip! Pick up your copy here

Home School Transport Changes

8th February 20248th February 2024News

It came up in the HabVIUK Knowledge Exchange on Tuesday, that a number of local authorities are planning to remove or restrict access to home school transport for pupils of non-statutory school age. This would apply to children 0-4 in EYFS and post 16 pupils -16-18 going into sixth form. If the pupils you support...

Getting Started with the CFVI: Sharing Good Practice and Experiences (part 2)

19th January 202419th January 2024News

On Wednesday 7th February 4pm – 5.30pm you are invited to join us for the next in the series of CFVI focused CPD events: Getting Started with the CFVI: Sharing Good Practice and Experiences (part 2) Feedback from participants in our last CFVI CPD in November was very positive, and identified a strong desire for...