Visually impaired students find school 'a difficult and isolating experience', Dáil committee told

Advocates attending the education committee session highlighted challenges faced by students with blindness or vision impairment when it comes to school and exams.

Many visually impaired students are often blocked from attending school trips abroad, face challenges accessing the curriculum and find participating in education a difficult and isolating experience, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

The education committee met on Tuesday to discuss the educational needs of visually impaired students in both primary and post-primary schools.