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Depending on the vision of your child, they may be entitled to additional support from a visiting teacher. The class teacher can assist by considering seating and light in the classroom (making sure the child is seated with back to windows).
Enlarging material can help. Children may also use audio recordings of longer texts.
Use of high tech equipment (eg Closed circuit televisions) and low tech equipment (eg monoculars and magnifying glasses) can help.Use of laptops and tablet devices is very helpful for children with albinism to access resources within the classroom. Children with albinism will often be entitled to additional time for examinations, and enlarged papers.
It is also very important for the child not to be made to feel too singled out or treated differently from his / her peers, as this can add to the psychosocial stress of appearing different and having vision impairment. Classroom modifications should be sensitively implemented and discussed with the child with albinism and their parents.
This link from our colleagues in NOAH in the US offers additional resources and ideas:
http://www.albinism.org/faq/students.html
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