St Joseph

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St Josephs School for the Visually Impaired

• St Josephs School for the Visually Impaired
  seeks, through education, training and social
  care, to provide students with the knowledge,
  skills and confidence to fulfil their individual
  potential, so each can lead the life of his or
  her choice.

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Services

• Early intervention service and pre-school
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Occupational therapy
• Speech and language therapy
• Residential services

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• Family resource centre
• Braille and large print production
• Library and information service
• Eye clinic
• Training, research and development
• www.stjosephsvi.ie

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Library and Information Services

• Childrens Library
• Large print
• Braille
• Tactile
• DAISY audio (coming soon)
• Freepost loans

• Reference Library
• Books
• Journals
• Video and DVDs

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Reading and Children With Sight Loss

• Siobhán Bermingham
• St Josephs School for the Visually Impaired

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• Access to a wide range of materials in suitable
  formats
• Time devoted to reading
• Encouragement

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The Childrens LibrarySt Josephs School for
the Visually ImpairedGrace Park
RoadDrumcondraDublin 9Tel [phone]email
library.stjosephs_at_indigo.ie