Just 1 in 6 visually impaired students get to third level

JUST one in six of blind or visually impaired students enter third-level education, compared to more than half of students with no disability, a study has found.

It also shows that blind and visually impaired children are “very disadvantaged” at secondary school level because they are not getting the basic resources they need.

Executive director of the Association for Higher Education Access and Disability, and author of the report, Ann Heelan, said children had to wait an unacceptable length of time before receiving a Braille book.