Guide Dogs My Time to Play Webinar 29 Nov 2023 Do you work with children with a vision impairment aged 0-4, including those with complex needs? Join our webinar on Thursday 14 December 4-5pm, to hear how Guide Dogs’ Children and Young Peoples team are supporting children with a vision impairment and their families with early years development through Guide Dogs My Time to Play… Continue reading...
Habilitation Quality Standards 2nd Edition 7 Oct 2023 Download here or view PDF in the browser below. Habilitation-Quality-Standards-2nd-editionDownload Continue reading...
2023 Conference Tickets on Sale Now! 23 Jan 2023 Tickets for this year's HabVIUK conference are on sale now! For more information on the event, please download our conference programme below. This year in addition to the main conference there will be 2 optional workshops. Tickets for these are limited so we recommend booking early! Book tickets Programme Continue reading...
HabVIUK Annual Conference 2023 News 4 Jan 2023 Happy new year to you all! This year’s conference is kindly being supported by UCL London and will be held there on Wednesday 1st March. The theme of the conference is Transition and speakers will include Blind in Business, Thomas Pocklington Trust, the AGM and a session on living with albinism as a young adult.… Continue reading...
Dr Olga Miller Memorial Lecture 11 Nov 2022 We were honoured to attend a memorial lecture celebrating the life and legacy of Dr Olga Miller, who sadly passed away earlier this year. The event celebrated Dr Miller's exceptional contributions to the field of developmental psychology, vision impairment, multi-sensory impairment, and complex and severe special educational needs/disability. The lecture took place on Friday 28th… Continue reading...
Statement on Apprenticeship Proposals 5 Jul 2022 HabVIUK Guidance on completing Consultation Questions *Update - New extension to response deadline is now 12th September. Please continue to submit your responses. These are for guidance only, members should make their own decision on appropriate responses, however, Habilitation VIUK, together with the habilitation course providers at IOE and BCU, are recommending opposition to these… Continue reading...Habilitation Quality Standards 2nd Edition 10 May 2022 Download here or view PDF in the browser below. Habilitation-Quality-Standards-2nd-editionDownload Continue reading...
Highway Code Changes 2022 3 Feb 2022 As of the 29th January 2022, new rules have been introduced to the Highway Code to improve safety for all road users. Some of these changes have been implemented specifically to improve safety for pedestrians. Below we have highlighted these key changes and how they may affect CYPVIs. People crossing the road at junctions When… Continue reading...
Hab VI UK Virtual Conference 2022 7 Jan 2022 We are delighted to announce our first conference of the year will take place on Wednesday 2nd March 2022! Once again, this year’s conference will be held virtually. The theme of this year’s online HabVIUK conference is Early Years. Our speakers this year are fantastic, with Andrew Miller, lead optometrist at Birmingham Focus as our… Continue reading...
Guide Dogs Commission Report 2021 13 Dec 2021 Guide Dog's recently published a report on their recommendations for transforming support services in England for children & young people with vision impairment. Click the link below to read the full report. GD_Commission_ReportDownload - Continue reading...
Omni-Sense Cane Tip Review 4 Aug 2021 We recently had the opportunity to test a new style cane tip developed by Australian company Omnia. The tip features the company’s “Omni-Wheel” technology, initially designed for factory conveyor lines, the wheels allow 360° movement in all directions. The unique design of the Omni-Sense promises many benefits over a conventional cane tip including; improved tactile… Continue reading...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Habilitation & Mobility Risk Assessment Guidance 26 Apr 2021 This good practice guidance document particularly relates to children and young people whose training requires a need for hands-on training or close physical distance during their Habilitation & mobility training. Risks must be assessed by the individual Habilitation Specialist and, if they deem it appropriate and safe to continue, these recommendations are the precautions that… Continue reading...