Understanding and addressing sensory and/or physical difficulties and needs

This chapter focuses on sensory and physical difficulties and the educational needs that may result. Particular attention is given to hearing and/or visual impairments 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.