Visual Impairment

Educating Visually Impaired Children in China

Michael Allen | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK
Michael Allen

There are an estimated 70,000 school-aged blind children in China - most living in rural areas and villages. The schools which offer special education for VI children are predominantly located in the major cities hundreds or thousands of miles away. A casual visitor to Shanghai, an incredible economic powerhouse of a city, might wonder how such a plight could be possible.