Online classroom to help rural blind and (or) deaf students. Edited on 19 August 2007

Blind and deaf children living in regional Australia will now be able to communicate with specialized teachers in online video classrooms.

The 'teleschool' was developed by the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) after widespread reports that children with those disabilities in regional Australia were not getting enough support.

It will be open to high school students as well as young children. Parents and children in rural and remote areas will be able to communicate from their family home directly with expert teachers. The new program combines existing Remote Early Learning Programs for vision impairment and hearing impairment. The Institute hopes to roll out the service to 120 families by the end of the year.

You can find out more about the teleschool by contacting RIDBC on 1300 131 923 or visit the RIDBC website (external link).