L’évaluation des habiletés visuelles des personnes polyhandicapées

Abstract

After recalling the factors that make complex the assessment of visual skills in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, this article presents the results of a survey conducted among several expert services in Europe, as well as those of a systematic review of the literature aimed at identifying the tools and procedures that can be used and are used with that population. The consultation of fifteen centers, as well as a systematic review of the scientific literature carried out in six databases, made it possible to highlight a set of procedures, tests and clinical material, most of which have been validated and of great clinical interest. Two links are available in the article, one leads to the recommendations for optimal assessment conditions provided by the centers, the other to a more detailed description of the procedures, tests and clinical materials identified. It should be noted, however, that much of the material identified is not yet available in French and that a translation effort could be considered in order to enrich the French toolbox in the field.