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Clapp, Christopher M.; Pepper, John V.; Schmidt, Robert; Stern, Steven – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Introduction: This study describes the characteristics of, services received by, and labor market outcomes of applicants with visual impairments to three state vocational rehabilitation programs. Our objective is to both document cross-state variation in vocational rehabilitation clientele and services and provide new insights on the longitudinal…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Visual Impairments, State Programs, Employment
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Bourquin, Eugene; Emerson, Robert Wall; Sauerburger, Dona – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Pedestrians with visual impairments need to cross streets where traffic signals and traffic signage are not present. This study examined the influences of several interventions, including a pedestrian's use of a mobility cane, on the behavior of drivers when they were expected to yield to a pedestrian crossing at an uncontrolled crossing.…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Pedestrian Traffic, Traffic Safety, Risk
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Cheng, Diana – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2013
Students with special needs often require additional assistance in order to learn at the university level. This article documents a professor's efforts in teaching a visually impaired prospective elementary school teacher geometry content knowledge. The goal of this article is to shed light upon the iterative process of accommodating for…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, College Students, College Faculty, Elementary School Teachers
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Supalo, Cary; Isaacson, Mick D.; Lombardi, Michael V. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
The 2011 National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam event at Towson University enabled a large group of blind youth to participate in a five day long science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) academy. Enrichment experiences such as this one may generate interest in STEM subjects for students with visual impairments. For decades,…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, STEM Education
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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