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Biography
Sue is currently working as a research fellow with the NextSense Institute (formerly the Renwick Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children) in Sydney, Australia. Sue manages the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register. Sue is the current Course Director for the Master of Disability Studies and has an academic appointment, teaching into the Masters of Disability Studies, Macquarie University.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Shifting the focus from cause to impact: Reshaping the assessment of childhood vision function
Award Date: 24 Apr 2019
Education, Master of Health Sciences Education, University of Sydney
Orthoptics, Diploma of Applied Sciences (Orthoptics) & Diploma of the Orthoptic Board of Australia
External positions
Director, Cataract Kids Australia
Australian representative, International Orthoptic Association
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2024 ACT Govt Education Inclusive education professional learning: 5 program suite.
Tait, K., McMaugh, A., Silveira, S., Tan, D., Jones, T., Skrebneva, I., Datta, P., Torrington, J., Smith, T., Nelson, K., Lai, J., Hijira, S., Wilson, K. & Jones, T.
1/10/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Consultancy
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Inclusive Education Professional Learning - ACT Government Contract
Tait, K., Silveira, S. & Torrington, J.
2/09/24 → 31/01/25
Project: Consultancy
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Play for All: Sharing Australia Inclusive Playground Knowledge with Japan
Tait, K., Silveira, S., Terada, M. & Yato, Y.
3/02/25 → 30/01/26
Project: Research
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Australian children with cerebral visual impairment: using what we know now to improve future approaches
Silveira, S., Kelly, N. & Wright, R., 2 Oct 2023, In: Strabismus. 31, 4, p. 253-261 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Easing the tension between medical and social models of disability: the biopsychosocial model of disability
Tait, K. & Silveira, S., Dec 2023, InSpEd Insights 7 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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Ensuring playground access for children with vision impairment
Tait, K., Silveira, S., Holloway, L., Reinhardt, D., Loke, L. & Jones, E., Dec 2023, In: Vision Rehabilitation International. 14, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring family quality of life among families raising children with vision impairment: a review of the literature
Li, Y., Silveira, S. & Tait, K., 2023, In: Journal of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment. 16, 1, p. 13-30 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring methodologies for establishing prevalence of deafblindness in children: a scoping review
Meekins-Doherty, L., Prain, M., Maxwell, G. E., Silveira, S. & Shepard, E., 11 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Visual Impairment. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Applying Universal Design to the Macquarie Student Experience
Kathleen Tait (Speaker) & Sue Silveira (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Developing an inclusive learning environment for students with vision impairment.
Kathleen Tait (Speaker) & Sue Silveira (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk