Well you'd probably want to let them use one of those "braille" sets where they can feel and distinguish the pieces.
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I often used to play league against the Braille club here. I think your biggest problem is going to be finding training material (Books, software) for visually impaired.
Fide has some Blind chess association, I know that because some of the local club players here regularly play in official blind Olympiads. Maybe look on the Fide Website.
A quick search found this software:
http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/blind.html
which is suitable for blind players.
Good luck !
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That the visually impaired can be strong chess players is no secret. Does anyone, however, have any experience with teaching the visually impaired? The reason I ask is that I am starting a chess club with a beginner's session at a disability charity and am worried about the practicalities of teaching the visually impaired. Apart from 'just go for it', which I will be doing , any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated.