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Withagen, Ans; Vervloed, Mathijs P. J.; Janssen, Neeltje M.; Knoors, Harry; Verhoeven, Ludo – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
This study of 48 children with congenital blindness who attended mainstream schools focused on the tactile and haptic skills they needed in typical academic and everyday tasks. The results showed that, in general, the children mastered such tactile tasks, but some items posed special problems. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Mainstreaming, Student Needs
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Wanet-Defalque, Marie-Chantal; Vanlierde, Annick; Michaux, Geraldine – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2001
Six teenagers with visual impairments were given a guided tour of an historic site in Belgium and then questioned concerning their spatial representation of the site and remembered information. Analysis revealed that orally presented information did not compensate for visual cues. Findings led to development of a scale model of the site adapted…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Blindness, Foreign Countries