Course: Special Education of Persons with Visual Impairment for Optometrists 2

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Course title Special Education of Persons with Visual Impairment for Optometrists 2
Course code USS/JZP2
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Langer Jiří, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Růžičková Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Practical basics of care for a person with a visual impairment Content: - Communication with a person with visual impairments. - Braille font. - Aids for persons with visual impairments. - Visual representations for people with visual impairments and of people with visual impairments. - Self-care.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Observation, Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Practical basics of care for a person with a visual impairment Content: - Communication with a person with visual impairments. - Braille font. - Aids for persons with visual impairments. - Visual representations for people with visual impairments and of people with visual impairments. - Self-care.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to apply the basic principles of practical care for persons with visual impairment and adapt communication, information provision, and environmental organisation to the individual needs of clients or patients with different degrees of visual impairment. The student will be able to establish appropriate contact and communicate effectively with persons who are blind, persons with residual vision, and persons with low vision, apply the principles of safe sighted guiding, and provide appropriate verbal assistance in spatial orientation and in managing everyday situations within healthcare settings and other environments. The student will be familiar with the basic principles of Braille, understand its importance as a communication and information system for persons who are blind, and recognise its basic applications in practice. The student will acquire an overview of the main categories of assistive and compensatory devices used by persons with visual impairment. The student will be able to distinguish between aids designed to support the use of residual vision and aids based on tactile, auditory, or digital technologies and, with regard to the individual needs of the client, recommend further specialist assessment or training in their use. The student will be familiar with the principles of tactile graphics and the adaptation of graphical information for persons with visual impairment. The student will be able to assess basic requirements for the visual and tactile accessibility of graphical materials, particularly with regard to contrast, size, clarity, simplification, and tactile legibility. The student will understand the consequences of visual impairment for self-care and activities of daily living. The student will be able to identify situations in which visual impairment may significantly affect the client's independence and will understand the basic principles of environmental modification, activity organisation, and the use of compensatory strategies. Within professional practice, the student will be able to relate the findings of an optometric examination to the actual functional needs of the client or patient, appropriately adapt the examination procedure and communication to the individual's abilities, and recommend appropriate follow-up care in the areas of vision rehabilitation, special education support, or social services.
Prerequisites
Passing the course USS / JZP1
USS/JZP1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation in the course.
Recommended literature
  • BENDOVÁ, P., JEŘÁBKOVÁ, K., RŮŽIČKOVÁ, V. (2006). Kompenzační pomůcky pro osoby se specifickými potřebami.. Olomouc.
  • BUBENÍČKOVÁ, Hana, KARÁSEK, Petr a PAVLÍČEK, Radek. (2012). Kompenzační pomůcky pro uživatele se zrakovým postižením. Brno.
  • FINKOVÁ, D. (2011). Rozvoj hapticko-taktilního vnímání osob se zrakovým postižením. Olomouc.
  • GONZUROVÁ, W. Příručka pro přepis do Braillova písma.
  • RŮŽIČKOVÁ, V., KROUPOVÁ, K., KRAMOSILOVÁ, Z. (2016). Zrakový trénink a jeho podmínky. Olomouc.
  • Růžičková, V., Kroupová, K. (2020). Tyflografika: reléfní grafika a její role v životě osob se zrakovým postižením.. Olomouc.
  • Růžičková, V., Špinarová, G., Vachalová, V., Coufal, K., Hovorková, L., Trávníčková, L., & Jurkovičová, P. Role speciálního pedagoga v podpoře osob se zrakovým postižením. Olomouc. 2026.
  • Schindlerová, O. a kol. (2007). Kapitoly ze sebeobsluhy nevidomých a slabozrakých.. Praha.
  • Vondráková, Alena a kol. (2020). Tyflomapy?Tyflografika?Tyflokartografie: Percepce prostoru prostřednictvím 3D audio-taktilních map.. Olomouc.
  • Vondráková Alena; Růžičková Veronika; Barvíř Radek; Brus Jan; Špinarová Gabriela; Vachalová Veronika; Žejdlík Jakub; Krušinský Rostislav; Fojtíková Roubalová Marcela; Bečicová Kateřina. (2023). Tyflomapy ? Tyflomodely ? Tyflopomůcky: Rozvoj představivosti osob se zrakovým postižením prostřednictvím 3D modelů s auditivními prvky.. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optometry (2022) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter