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What supports do blind students need at exam times? Niamh and Sinead Kilcawley explain

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#NCBIPodcast chats with Sinead Kilcawley and her daughter Niamh who outline the lack of appropriate supports for blind pupils in doing state exams. Despite having the required assistive technology and the support of the school, Niamh talks about the inflexibility of the education system to respond to individual needs and how a 10 minute extra per hour and exam papers not being adapted puts her at a disadvantage. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe to the NCBI YouTube channel and like, comment on, or share your favourite video!If you want to learn more about the work NCBI does with children and young people, please try out our range of videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3vW7th1Ge50V6u4MyfLSQ9t1tGFpkrx8You can also follow NCBI on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncbisightloss/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ncbi_sightloss/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/NCBI_sightlossLinkedin: https://ie.linkedin.com/company/ncbi#VisionImpairment #Blind #SightLoss #IrishPodcasts #Inclusion #Accessibility #Parenting #Children #Education #Exams #AssistiveTechnology #CommunicationSupport the show

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#NCBIPodcast chats with Sinead Kilcawley and her daughter Niamh who outline the lack of appropriate supports for blind pupils in doing state exams. Despite having the required assistive technology and the support of the school, Niamh talks about the inflexibility of the education system to respond to individual needs and how a 10 minute extra per hour and exam papers not being adapted puts her at a disadvantage. If you liked this podcast, please subscribe to the NCBI YouTube channel an...

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