SP2223 Special Education of visually impaired – Introduction to Rehabilitation of visually impaired, Brail

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Petr Karásek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Dominik Levíček (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Petra Röderová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SP2223/KombiSem01: Sat 7. 12. 8:00–11:50 učebna 10, Sat 14. 12. 8:00–11:50 učebna 10, D. Levíček
SP2223/PrezSem01: Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 52, D. Levíček
Prerequisites
Finished bachelor course in education of visually impaired
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students get the information about specifics of visually impaired - psychological issues, rehabilitation, they get also a background in counselling for people with visual impairment in the Czech republic.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to classify visual impairment from different perspectives and to understand the impact of visual impairment on everyday life and education
- to evaluate procedures in counseling and typhlorehabilitation of a person with visual impairment of varying degrees and types
- recommend special aids for a visually impaired person of varying degrees and types
Syllabus
  • • A person with visual impairment, developmental specifics. Visual impairment as part of a multiple impairment.
  • • Family of a child / adolescent / adult with visual impairment. Specifics, possibilities of support and intervention.
  • • Life of a visually impaired person - identity and independent living. Employment of people with severe visual impairments.
  • • Rehabilitation system in the Czech Republic and abroad. Counseling facilities and social service providers for the visually impaired.
  • • Special aids and aids for the visually impaired. Printing and Braille, typography.
  • • Communication with people with severe visual impairments, spatial orientation and independent movement. Specific needs and competences of visually impaired people and their quality of life.
  • • The importance of social and occupational rehabilitation. Specific competences in visually impaired. Accompaniment of persons with severe visual impairment.
Literature
    required literature
  • BUBENÍČKOVÁ, Hana, Petr KARÁSEK and Radek PAVLÍČEK. Kompenzační pomůcky pro uživatele se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Brno: TyfloCentrum Brno, 2012, 136 s. ISBN 9788026015383. info
  • RÖDEROVÁ, Petra, Zita NOVÁKOVÁ and Lea KVĚTOŇOVÁ. Oftalmopedie. Texty k distančnímu vzdělávání (Pedagogy of visually impaired. Texts for long distance studies). Brno: Paido, 2007, 124 pp. Edice pedagogické literatury. ISBN 978-80-7315-159-1. info
  • FINKOVÁ, Dita, Libuše LUDÍKOVÁ and Veronika RŮŽIČKOVÁ. Speciální pedagogika osob se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 158 s. ISBN 9788024418575. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠUMNÍKOVÁ, Pavlína. Možnosti prostorové orientace a samostatného pohybu osob se zrakovým postižením. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta, 2018, 181 stran. ISBN 9788076030053. info
  • VRUBEL, Martin. Facilitátory a bariéry školní a sociální inkluze osob se zrakovým postižením (Facilitators and barriers of school and social inclusion of people with visual impairment). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 186 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8022-5. info
  • JESENSKÝ, Ján. Prolegomena systému tyflorehabilitace, metodiky tyflorehabilitačních výcviků a přípravy rehabilitačně-edukačních pracovníků tyflopedického spektra. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, 2007, 659 s. ISBN 9788086723495. info
    not specified
  • SMÝKAL, Josef. Tyflopedický lexikon jmenný. 2. vyd. Brno: Technické muzeum v Brně, 2006, 454 s. ISBN 8086413306. info
Teaching methods
lectures, practical examples, video, discussion
Assessment methods
Final examination; seminar paper, attendance min. 70%
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 blok pro kombinované studium.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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