Assessment of functional vision in children with visual disability and multiple disabilities as support strategy for teachers and responsible

Abstract

The assessment of functional vision is an important resource to provide information about the visual condition of children with multiple disabilities, considering that much of this public do not receive visual diagnosis in timely period, due to difficulties to carry out the ophthalmologic evaluation. This study aimed to assess the functional vision of children with visual impairment associated to multiple disabilities, through the observation method of behavior and Lea Gratings test. It was realized a multiple case study with a qualitative approach, with 05 children who had presented visual impairment associated to multiple disabilities. To data collect, it was made interview with the parents and teachers about visual and comportamental caracteristics and about the scholling process of participating children, then of assessment functional vision of the children. The results of the assessment of functional vision showed that the participants children presented low values of visual acuity of binocular grids in comparision to literature, however, showed that all children had functional vision to perform daily tasks and school. It was elaborated an instrument called "informational support", which was delivered to participants after completion of the study, containing informations about vision, visual disability in association with multiple disabilities and assessment of functional vision. The study showed that the evaluation of functional vision was relevant to subsidize proposals for appropriate guidance for the development of the actions of the parents and for the development of pedagogical practices of teachers with children who participated in the survey.