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Invitation to MDVI Euronet Conference, 27th and 28th June 2011, Dublin (Ireland)

MDVI Euronet is organising Conference, which will be of interest to educators working with children and young people with visual impairment and complex needs. MDVI Euronet is a small partnership of schools and organisations working to share best practice in the education of leaners with MDVI. The conference will be held in Dublin on the 27th and 28th June 2011.

The Conference is called The School for the Visually Impaired Has Changed – Challenges for a New Generation, based on a paper presented by Eberhard Fuchs, Headteacher of the Wurzburg Blind School, Germany, at the ICEVI Europe Conference in Cracow in 2000.
The conference will address four themes:

Themes:

• Theme 1: Journeys to Inclusion from Across Europe: “Celebrating success and learning the lessons in the inclusion of learners with MDVI.”
• Theme 2: A Vision of MDVI Education: “Is there a special approach for the education of learners with MDVI?”
• Theme 3: A Life Well Lived: "Strategies to facilitate a full and active life for post school people with MDVI."
• Theme 4: Educating the Educators: “Preparing teachers to support for learners with MDVI.”

Facilitors

• Dr Steve McCall, Senior Lecturer in Education (Visual Impairment), School of Education, University of Birmingham
• Dr Mike McLinden, Senior Lecturer in Education (Visual Impairment) , Joint- Director of Education (School of Education) , School of Education, University of Birmingha
• Dr John Ravenscroft, Head of Institute for Education, Teaching & Leadership (ETL), The Moray House School of Education, The University of Edinburgh

The conference will provide an ideal opportunity to meet and network with professionals working in this specialised field of education so as to discuss areas of common interest and share best practice.

The fee for the conference is just €100.
For more information, please visit www.mdvi-conference.org and from where registration forms can be downloaded.

Robert Jones, Principal
St Joseph’s Primary School for Children with Visual Impairment
Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
T: +353 (0)18373696, F: +353 (0)18373698
W: www.stjosephsprimaryvi.ie

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