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Anticipate, Empower, Explore - Reading Kit Design for Visually Impaired Children in Australia

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posted on 2025-06-30, 05:15 authored by Paul Morris
Deriving from his recent research, Paul Morris' kit design aims to deliver reading material to visually impaired children in a more inclusive manner, at the same time as targeting the non-professional carer or parent of the child in a confidence building and supportive approach.

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Journal

The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's Literature

ISSN

1551-5680

Volume

13

Issue

2

Publisher

La Trobe University

Section Title

Jabberwocky

Author Biography

Paul Morris started his career as a designer and commercial illustrator before moving into television for a period in the late eighties. His major professional interests include design explorations around corporate branding and, through involvement with the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust and the Dromkeen Society (Children's Literature Art Museum), the art of children's picture book illustration. Paul lectures in Graphic Design and Illustration at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus.

Date Created

2009-06-26

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