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	Podcast:		In Touch
	Episode:		Special school eye tests and a buggy innovation
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:19:03
	Publish Date:		2018-05-01 15:00:00
	Description:		Children with learning disabilities are 28 times more likely to develop sight problems than those in the general population. But a report from the charity SeeAbility is warning that the current regime of eye testing is failing them. We hear from a mother who describes the difficulty of testing a child with learning disabilities - and the difference that funding for tests in the familiar surroundings of her school has made. And Hetal Bapodra reports from Imperial College London on an innovation for blind and visually impaired parents, a prototype of a buggy which can scan ahead for obstacles. We also chat to its inventor Ramona Williams. Presented by Peter White Produced by Kevin Core.
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