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The Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Children in Post-Soviet Russia

N.S. Racheotes Like so many other aspects of Russian life in the 1990s, the policies governing the education of blind and visually impaired children are being reformed. To investigate these changes, in May and June 1995, the author interviewed some of Russia's leading government officials, pedagogical theorists, and educators in the field of visual impairment and blindness. This paper examines their views on early childhood education, teacher training, the new instructional role of the family, and pending legislation on the rights of persons with disabilities. All extracts are from interviews with the author.