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Peer reviewedKirchner, C. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This paper draws on primary and secondary data sources to document an increasing number of visually handicapped children. The paper discusses socioeconomic trends, increased rates of handicapping conditions in general, increased number of legally blind schoolchildren, and evidence of an increase in retinopathy of prematurity. (JDD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence
