Ms Edel Doherty:

For parents, summer provision is a bit like what was quoted in the summary. Just like students, parents do not know what they do not know. A parent with the first experience of having a child with a visual impairment does not know what to expect and what the child needs so it is about it being tailored and having somebody who knows what the future looks like and is able to say, "These are the skills your child requires.", for example, with regard to Braille or technology but it must be specific to those additional requirements for a blind or visually impaired child so he or she can become efficient. The key there is efficiency for the child. There is a lack of understanding of that and a shortage of people to do that. That is a significant problem.