Provider:
The school for children and youth with impaired vision, Dimitar Vlahov
Type of protocol implemented: Aids for safer and more independent travel.Target: Blind people and Visually impaired peopleProvided by:
LLN
Language: English
The School for Visually Impaired Children and Youth "Dimitar Vlahov" is the only institution in the entire country where primary and secondary vocational education of visually impaired students is conducted. In addition, the school has a student dormitory that satisfies the capacity of about 90 beds and which, in addition to visually impaired students, accommodates students from regular high schools who come from inside, thus DURDMOV promotes social inclusion, overcoming prejudice and discrimination, spreading of equal values.
The school employs 7 special educators, 4 typhoid pedagogues, 2 psychologists, 20 subject teachers, medical, technical and administrative staff. The school cooperates with many institutions within the country, but also outside its borders.
VISION AND MISSION
During its decades, our school has tirelessly realized its educational and cultural mission: The School for Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired Children and Youth has existed for 60 years. Its task and goal is to educate and rehabilitate children and youth with impaired vision to the point of independence for professional and personal life. The ultimate goal is the integration of these children in all spheres of social life and action. All this is achieved through the monitoring of primary and secondary vocational education.
The methods used are tailored to the needs arising from the psychophysical abilities of children and young people. These include methods for the blind, visually impaired, and children with combined disabilities.
We are a school that nurtures mutual respect, equality, security, motivation and ethnic tolerance.
The school is:
ensuring quality education of students, using modern methods and forms of work (group and team work, research, active learning ...) which encourages the development of general culture;
encouraging individuality among students and teachers;
preparing students for lifelong learning;
encouraging and enable continuous professional development of employees;
supporting and encourage teachers to improve teaching planning
With the open communication they have created a warm and safe environment for the growth and development of students, they learn and help each other, appreciating the individual abilities of all students.
The school in its educational program has a subject orientation and mobility in space. This way they help students to acquire skills and knowledge for orientation and movement in space. The most commonly used digital text to speech - speech program.
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