Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 90284

Further Education: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 8 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that blind and partially sighted students in further education (a) with and (b) without education, health and care plans are able to access (i) specialist vision im

Answer

Georgia Gould

Support for people with visual impairments in and transitioning into, further education is guided by legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 and the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Code of Practice, with tailored provisions depending on...

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