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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Department of Education Queensland is excited to share with you a newly developed online resource; Blindness and vision impairment toolkit.<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The online toolkit supports, specifically, students who are blind/have low vision. <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The toolkit consists of three modules:<o:p></o:p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Understanding blindness and vision impairment (BVI)<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3'><span class=normaltextrun><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>This module defines what blindness and vision impairment is, factors influencing visual acuity, and the impact of blindness and vision impairment. <span class=eop><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> <span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Supporting students<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3'><span class=normaltextrun><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>This module begins with a focus on Department of Education QLD policies and procedures regarding disability<span class=normaltextrun><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;background:white'> <span class=normaltextrun><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>but continues with helpful information for any educators, families or allied health professionals. It emphasises the importance of knowing the learner, provides guidance on the teaching and learning process and making adjustments for students who are blind or vision impaired, as well as how to implement assistive technology for educational adjustments. It also outlines school-based strategies to support student access to the curriculum and extra-curricular activities (including incursions and excursions).<span class=eop><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> <span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Eye conditions<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3'><span class=normaltextrun><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>This module outlines key vision conditions in more detail and the specifics regarding each condition. Each eye condition describes the attributes associated with it, and the implications for students and the school. This section also outlines reasonable adjustments for schools to implement and how to cater for students with each specific eye condition. <span class=eop><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> A downloadable PDF has been developed for each available eye condition to access “on the go”<o:p></o:p></li></ul></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Blindness and vision impairment toolkit is available to anyone at any time. Please feel free to share it amongst your networks and within your organisation.<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>To access the toolkit, click <span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/items/54eb5a69-94cf-4737-9a6e-5e9a09bdc735/1/"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>here</a><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Please note: to access the webpage, please select the “View resource” link at the top of the page under the title, “Blindness and vision impairment toolkit”(refer to the below image) <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><img border=0 width=443 height=280 style='width:4.6166in;height:2.9166in' id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image002.png@01D994A3.1A176060" alt="Image of the opening page when accessing the Bllindness and vision impairment toolkit.
 "><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>We are currently developing phase 2 of the toolkit which will have additional information in module 2 as well as many more eye conditions in the third module. Please keep visiting this toolkit to view the new and updated content as it is made available.<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This toolkit has been developed collaboratively with the Department of Education Queensland’s <a href="https://education.qld.gov.au/students/students-with-disability/supports-for-students-with-disability/blindness-or-low-vision/supports-at-school-for-students-with-vision-impairment">Statewide Vision Impairment Services</a> (SVIS) team. <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>For more information, please contact SVIS via email (<a href="mailto:3140_SVIS@eq.edu.au">3140_SVIS@eq.edu.au</a>)<span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Alison<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=366 valign=top style='width:274.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 1.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121'>Alison Jones<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#AC0033'>Deputy Principal <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#AC0033'>Statewide Vision Impairment Services<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#AC1414'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>State Schools – Teaching, Leadership, Rural and Remote<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Department of Education<o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121'>P:<span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121'> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121'>07 3823 0749<span style='color:#212121'><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121'>M: 0436 913 705<span style='color:#212121'><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121'>E: <span style='color:#212121'><a href="mailto:Alison.Jones@qed.qld.gov.au" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>ajone101@eq.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121'>25 Salisbury Street | Woolloongabba QLD 4102  <o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F4E79'>Please consider the environment before printing this email.<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></td><td width=170 valign=bottom style='width:127.55pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 1.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79'><img border=0 width=108 height=101 style='width:1.125in;height:1.05in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D99495.11A675A0"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F4E79'><o:p> </o:p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p><span lang=EN-AU> *************************************************************************************************** IMPORTANT: This email and any attachments may contain legally privileged, confidential or private information, and may be protected by copyright. You may only use or disclose this information if you are the intended recipient(s) and if you use it in an authorised way. No other person is allowed to use, review, alter, transmit, disclose, distribute, print or copy this email and any attachments without appropriate authorisation. 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