MDVI is defined as "multiple disabilities, including visual impairment, which require a specialised approach, specialised equipment, an individually tailored curriculum and a uniquely individual approach". (From Second Workshop on Training of Teachers of the Visually Impaired in Europe, organised by the International Council for the Education of People with Visual Impairment, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 23-27 September 1999.)

MDVI Euronet is committed to improving knowledge, understanding and good practice in the education of children and young people with profound disabilities and complex needs in addition to a severe visual impairment by:

• Raising awareness of the needs of children and young people with MDVI.
   
• Building a knowledge base of good practice in MDVI education.
   
• Maintaining an e-communication network for MDVI practitioners.
   
• Developing and sharing good practice throughout Europe.