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Wittich, Walter; Watanabe, Donald H.; Scully, Lizabeth; Bergevin , Martin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
Introduction: In the Province of Quebec, Canada, it is estimated that only about one-third of working-age adults with visual impairments are part of the workforce, despite ongoing efforts of rehabilitation and government agencies to integrate these individuals. The present article describes the development and adaptation of a pre-employment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Development, Visual Impairments, Employment Programs
Laroche, Louise; Boule, Jacinthe; Wittich, Walter – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
This study was designed to address three hypotheses: (1) The reading speed of both readers of French braille and readers of French print will be faster in the silent condition; however, this gain in speed will be larger for print readers; (2) Individuals who acquired braille before age 10 will display faster reading speeds at lower error rates…
Descriptors: Silent Reading, Braille, Reading Rate, French
Zebehazy, Kim T.; Wilton, Adam P. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Introduction: This study analyzed the responses of a survey of students with visual impairments in Canada and the United States about their use of tactile and print graphics. Demographic, Likert scale, and open-ended questions focused on perceptions of quality, preferences, instruction, and strategies. Methods: Percentages of agreement for tactile…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Visual Impairments, Likert Scales, Student Surveys
Rosenblum, L. Penny; Smith, Derrick – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: This study gathered data on methods and materials that are used to teach the Nemeth braille code, computer braille, foreign-language braille, and music braille in 26 university programs in the United States and Canada that prepare teachers of students with visual impairments. Information about instruction in the abacus and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers
Vincent, Claude; Lachance, Jean-Paul; Deaudelin, Isabelle – Assistive Technology, 2012
This study sought to compare road safety of new drivers with low vision who have followed a specific pilot bioptic training program with other groups of drivers all matched for age and driving experience. A quasi-experimental design was used two years after drivers obtained their license. Drivers were classified in the experimental group (n = 10,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Accidents, Experimental Groups, Quasiexperimental Design
Topor, Irene; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
Introduction: This article presents a study that gathered data from 66 teachers of students with visual impairments about their preparation to work with children who are visually impaired and are learning English, and their knowledge of instructional strategies and methods of instruction. Methods: An online five-part survey was available to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Visual Impairments
Rosenblum, L. Penny; Lewis, Sandra; D'Andrea, Frances Mary – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
University instructors were surveyed to determine the requirements for their literary braille courses. Twenty-one instructors provided information on the textbooks they used; how they determined errors; reading proficiency requirements; and other pertinent information, such as methods of assessing mastery of the production of braille using a…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Textbooks, Braille, Instructional Materials
Thurston, Allen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
This article presents a critical review of the literature surrounding the potential impact of undiagnosed and untreated vision impairment on reading development in the early years of primary school. Despite pre-school screening programmes, it is still possible for children to enter school with undiagnosed, uncorrected vision impairments. This can…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Reading Skills, Young Children
Reed, Maureen; Curtis, Kathryn – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: This article presents a study of the higher education experiences of students with visual impairments in Canada. Methods: Students with visual impairments and the staff members of disability programs were surveyed and interviewed regarding the students' experiences in entering higher education and completing their higher education…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Student Experience, Higher Education, College Students
Holbrook, M. Cay; MacCuspie, P. Ann – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
Braille-reading mathematicians, scientists, and computer scientists were asked to examine the usability of the Unified English Braille Code (UEB) for technical materials. They had little knowledge of the code prior to the study. The research included two reading tasks, a short tutorial about UEB, and a focus group. The results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Braille, Focus Groups, Computer Science, Scientists
Murr, Christopher D.; Blanchard, R. Denise – Journal of Geography, 2011
Advances in classroom technology have lowered barriers for the visually impaired to study geography, yet few participate. Employing stereotype threat theory, we examined whether beliefs held by the visually impaired affect perceptions toward completing courses and majors in visually oriented disciplines. A test group received a low-level threat…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Geography
Gold, Deborah; Shaw, Alexander; Wolffe, Karen – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
This survey of the social and leisure experiences of Canadian youths with visual impairments found that, in general, youths with low vision experienced more social challenges than did their peers who were blind. Levels of social support were not found to differ on the basis of level of vision, sex, or age. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Adolescents, Young Adults
Ambrose-Zaken, Grace; Bozeman, Laura – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
This survey of university personnel preparation programs in visual impairment in the United States and Canada investigated the demographic characteristics of faculty members and programs, instructional models, and funding formulas in 2007-08. It found that many programs used some form of distance education and that there was a correlation between…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Visual Impairments, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Ryan, Ellen Bouchard; Anas, Ann P.; Mays, Heather – Educational Gerontology, 2008
Within a communication predicament of aging and disability framework, this study examined the impact of two types of contextual variation on perceptions of older adult assertiveness within problematic service encounters. Young (N = 66) and older (N = 66) participants evaluated conversational scenarios in which a visually-impaired older woman…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Older Adults, Females, Visual Impairments
Emerson, Robert Wall; Holbrook, M. Cay; D'Andrea, Frances Mary – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
The Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study examined the reading and writing skills of young braille-reading students. Students who were introduced to more contractions earlier in instruction performed better on reading measures, such as vocabulary, decoding, and comprehension, but all students did well in spelling. Thus, the authors…
Descriptors: Braille, Writing Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills