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Environmental Information Required by Individuals with Visual Impairments Who Use Orientation and Mobility Aids to Navigate Campuses
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Papadopoulos, Konstantinos; Charitakis, Konstantinos; Koustriava, Eleni; Kouroupetroglou, Georgios; Stiefelhagen, Rainer; Stylianidis, Efstratios; Gumus, Suad Sakalli – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Introduction: This study investigated the user requirements of individuals with visual impairments regarding the information to be included in orientation and mobility (O&M) aids in order for optimally useful audio-tactile maps of campuses to be developed. In addition, this study aimed at investigating the importance (usefulness) that…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Information Needs, Physical Environment, Assistive Technology
An Examination of the Special Education Teacher Training Programs in Turkey and European Union Member Countries in Terms of Language Development and Communication Education
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Akmese, Pelin Pistav; Kayhan, Nilay – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2016
The academic terms and the periods of the courses related to the language development and communication differs considerably in the programs of the countries which train teachers for the special education department. The aim of this study is to examine the contents and credits of the communication and the language development courses in Teacher…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy
Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities: The Evaluation of a Ten-Week Programme in Cyprus to Integrate Children with Multiple Disabilities and Visual Impairments into a Mainstream Primary School
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Papageorgiou, Dora; Andreou, Yiannoula; Soulis, Spyros – Support for Learning, 2008
A basic need for a child is to belong to a group (Maslow, 1970). Groups help children: to develop relationships and to foster individual mental health (Johnson and Johnson, 1989); and disabled and non-disabled children, when given assistance, can develop relationships with each other (Sideris, 1998). But there are very few opportunities in Cyprus…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)