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Kevin Daniel Goldstein – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
This article takes as its point of departure an incident in which Helen Keller was accused of plagiarising a short story while residing at the Perkins Institution for the Blind: the so-called "Frost King" incident. Keller's guilt or innocence is not the subject of my inquiry. Rather, how did the culture of Perkins -- as fostered by its…
Descriptors: Blindness, Students with Disabilities, Special Schools, School Culture
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Zahraa A. Ali; Ibtisam Rashid; Shafeah H. Al-Merri; Naser Abu Erjaib; Dduha Chehadeh – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
A science camp for blind or visually impaired (BVI) students, covering mainly hands-on chemistry experiments, is described. The scientific experiments are detailed, and the feedback of the students is recorded, highlighting the benefits of the camp and its impact. BVI students actively participated in conducting the scientific experiments using…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Blindness
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Fahimah Ali; Ben Braithwaite – Sign Language Studies, 2024
Deaf-sighted, deaf-blind, and hearing-sighted people have been interacting within a small community in the Bay Islands of Honduras for over a century (Ali 2023; Ali and Braithwaite 2020). In this article, we sketch the history of the community and the ways in which signers make use of their own and their interlocutor's bodies to co-construct…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Foreign Countries, Community, Deafness
Illinois State Board of Education, 2024
The 2023 Illinois Career and Technical Education Report is submitted in compliance with Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 435/2e, which requires a written career and technical education (CTE) report to be issued to the governor annually. This report describes the establishment of and delivery of CTE in Illinois, the existing condition of Illinois CTE…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Equal Education, Job Training, Sex Fairness