Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section 1. Introduction, Meet your Presenters, Sight Loss Facts and Myths Quiz

    • 1.1 About this course

    • 1.2 Meet your presenters

    • 1.3 Quiz - Sight Loss Facts and Myths

    • 1.4 Pre-course survey question
  • 2

    Section 2. Identifying Sight Loss

    • 2.1 Identifying Sight Loss

    • 2.2 Quiz - Identifying Sight Loss
  • 3

    Section 3. Eye Conditions and their Effects

    • 3.1 Types of Sight Loss and their Impacts

    • 3.2 Common Eye Conditions

    • 3.3 Types and Effects of Sight Loss

    • 3.4 Certification - How to Apply

    • 3.5 Quiz - Eye Conditions and their Effects
  • 4

    Section 4. The Emotional Impacts of Sight Loss

    • 4.1 Mental Ill-health and Visual Impairment

    • 4.2 Free Resource Pack

    • 4.3 Quiz - Emotional Impacts of Sight Loss
  • 5

    Section 5. Accessibility

    • 5.1 Making the World More Accessible

    • 5.2 Quiz - Accessibility

  • 6

    Section 6. Assistive Technology

    • 6.1 Overcoming Barriers

    • 6.2 What is Assistive Technology?

    • 6.3 Case Study - John

    • 6.4 Quiz - Assistive Technology
  • 7

    Section 7. Communicating Effectively

    • 7.1 How to Communicate Effectively

    • 7.2 Quiz - Communicating Effectively
  • 8

    Section 8 - Mobility and Sighted Guiding Techniques

    • 8.1 Zodiac's expert guide to Guide Dogs

    • 8.2 Cane types

    • 8.3 Sighted Guiding Techniques

    • 8.4 Quiz - Sighted Guiding
  • 9

    Section 9. Take-home messages

    • 9.1 Take-home Messages
  • 10

    Section 10 - Useful Links

    • 10.1 Useful Links and Resources

    • 10.2 Useful Links download page
  • 11

    Section 11. Congratulations!

    • 11.1 Post-course survey - 2 quick questions...

    • 11.2 Whoop whoop!