KnowProVIP

Professionals for Visually Impaired Persons Training XL and Knowledge Sharing

A Life Long Learning project funded by Leonardo da Vinci running over 2 years, begining October 2007 and ending September 2009

Transfer of Innovation across Europe within the field of visual impairment in 3 different knowledge-sharing-groups covering the following subjects:

• Visually Impaired Refugees/Immigrant

• Elderly Visually Impaired 60+

• Acquired Deafblindness

The aim of the project is to take already existing knowledge/expertise of the skilled professionals and existing education programmes/modules from the 6 partner organisations and through an adaptation phase transfer these to all the partners, including networking and a European perspective.

Through transfer of innovation the KnowProVip project will enhance and strengthen the training, knowledge and expertise of the professional - teachers and trainers - working with visually impaired people The primary target group in KnowProVip are the individuals involved in teaching and training the visually impaired:professional teachers, trainers, therapists, and special teachers for learners with special needs

 

• Report on the situation in each country - with special focus on the three target groups

• Three adapted modules for training of professionals working with visually impaired persons

• Didactic Guidelines

• Seminar and dissemination activities

• National advisory committees

You can download the following project results as PDF in English language:

1. Status report about the target groups in the partner countries

2. Handbook "Elderly people with visual impairment"

3. Handbook "Deafblind persons"

4. Handbook "Immigrants and refugees with visual impairment

You can download the handbooks in Danish language:

1. AOPstået døvblindhed
2. Synshandicappede flygtninge og indvandrere
3. Synshandicap og særlige forhold, der gør sig gældende for ældre mennesker

 

You can download the handbooks in German language:

1. Handbuch taubblinde Menschen
2. Handbuch Ältere Menschen mit Seheinschränkung
3. Handbuch Migranten und Flüchtlinge mit Sehschädigung

You can download the handbooks in French language:

1. Déficiences visuelles et spécificités chez la personne âgée

 

 

 

 

 

For further information and download of developed handbooks visit the projects homepage: www.knowprovip.dk