Amman- August 2014
This summer, as a part of Tempus project “Curriculum and Skill Development in Vision Rehabilitation”, the GJU Vision Training Center is providing two training courses: one for optometry students from An-Najah National University and the other for students in occupational therapy from Bethlehem University.
The two courses are aiming at raising awareness on the rehabilitation needs of persons with visual impairment. The content includes the measurement of the visual loss and the calculation of the magnification needed to restore the patients' ability to do activities that depend on vision. The two week trainings also includes an introduction to the impact of vision loss in children, their access to education, and the strategies they need to carry on daily activities.
These events are only two of a series planned by a consortium of 10 universities and non-profit organizations in Europe and the Middle East aiming at improving the quality and quantity of services for persons with visual impairment in Jordan and Palestine.