Children’s who are Blind Voices Concerning Science

The purpose of the present paper is to elicit views about basic aspects of children’s who are blind perceptions and knowledge of science in the view of the fact that science education (visual displays, graphical materials, experiments and so on) might pose a number of significant challenges in conditions without vision. Teaching blind children about natural phenomenon requires a different approach and methodology to the one used for sighted children. Such methods have to take into account that, by definition, sighted and visually impaired children experience physical phenomenon in different ways[1]. As a result specific equipment such as assistive technology, accessible instruments, tactile graphics materials and strategies that could help children meets those challenges in order to acquire equivalent proficiencies as their sighted peers are needed[2].Taking into consideration the above mention challenges children who are blind were interviewed to find out the way they viewed science. Examples of their understanding of science issues are presented, as identified from the interviews. The implications for teaching science education are discussed.