Visual Impairment

Visual Impairment (VI)

Vision Impairment may be:

• Congenital (present from birth)

• Acquired (through accident, illness or disease)

• Hereditary (genetic, congenital or later onset)

In the educational context visual impairments vary in degrees.  They are defined as follows:

• Partially sighted indicates some type of visual problem has required further support through special education.
• Low vision