Seeing the world
does not need eyes.
Visual disability ranges from low vision to total blindness. With the right support — braille, assistive technology and adapted materials — a student can learn in a mainstream classroom.
71,000
people with a visual disability are members of ONCE, Spain’s national organisation for the blind.
ONCE, Informe anual, 2023
85%
of students with a visual disability attend mainstream schools.
ONCE, Informe educativo, 2022
1 in 30
personas tiene algún grado de discapacidad visual en distintos grados.
OMS, World Report on Vision, 2019
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Materials and adjustments
Without adapted materials there is no inclusion. With them, the student takes a full part.
Braille and literacy
Braille means independence. A blind student who masters it can read, write and study alone.
Assistive technology
Screen readers, apps and devices that take down digital barriers.
Guides for teachers and families
How to support a student with a visual disability in a mainstream class.
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News
In their own words.
🇦🇷 Argentina
“Blindness does not stop me seeing. It makes me look another way.”
Jorge Luis Borges
Writer. He lost his sight gradually, and became the greatest Spanish-language writer of the twentieth century.
🇺🇸 Estados Unidos
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
Helen Keller
Sorda y ciega desde los 19 meses. Aprendió a comunicarse con Anne Sullivan. Se graduó en Harvard y escribió 12 libros.
🇺🇸 Estados Unidos
“You learn to see with more than your eyes. And you find there is a great deal to see.”
Daniel Kish
He lost his sight at thirteen months to retinal cancer. He learnt to find his way by echolocation, and he rides a bike. His TED talk has millions of views.
Bibliography
- Organización Mundial de la Salud (2019). World Report on Vision. Ginebra.
- ONCE (2011). Discapacidad visual y autonomía personal: enfoque práctico de la rehabilitación. Colección Manuales ONCE.
- W3C (2018). Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1: contraste y accesibilidad.
- CAST (2024). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines, version 3.0.
- Braille, L. (1829). Procedimiento para escribir palabras, música y canto llano mediante puntos: sistema braille.
- UNESCO (1994). Declaración de Salamanca y Marco de Acción sobre Necesidades Educativas Especiales.
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