Understanding and addressing sensory and/or physical difficulties and needs

This chapter focuses on sensory and physical difficulties. Particular attention is given to hearing and/or visual impairments (VIs) and physical and motor difficulties to illustrate:

• what research studies tell us about these difficulties, including common indicators;

• the relationship between sensory and/or physical difficulties and needs and young people’s learning and future life chances;

• ways that the barriers to learning experienced by young people with these difficulties can be addressed in school and elsewhere.