The document, over three-fourths of which consists of appendixes, presents the 1978-79 final performance report for Project Outreach, the informational extension of the Infant Program for Visually Imapired (IPVI). Materials and media produced by Project Outreach are based on direct experience with visually impaired preschool children through the…

Seventy-two sighted college students who studied the braille or Fishburne alphabet for eight minutes were tested for recall. More Fishburne than braille items were recalled, independent of item arrangement. Results suggest that visually impaired persons might use the Fishburne system for labelling personal objects or when braille learning is too…

The Community Adjustment Program (CAP), a summer collaborative effort between a residential school and a public school intermediate unit to instruct visually impaired mainstreamed adolescents in adaptive living and social skills, supplemented the limited daily living instruction available in the public school system. (Author/CL)

A model of interdisciplinary team education is described which is designed to prepare specialists to work with visually disabled/multiply disabled persons. Problems in implementing interdisciplinary courses in higher education are considered, including both institutional and student barriers. (CL)

The author describes a project designed to assess visual, auditory and tactile access to microcomputers for curricular, vocational, and leisure time use by visually handicapped youth. Criteria are proposed to evaluate software for use in computer assisted instruction. (CL)

The article describes a continuum of services designed to meet the living and employment training needs of multiply disabled, visually impaired persons deemed ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services. The article focuses on the interagency approach and the importance of community cooperation. (CL)

A general description of the history, contributors, and functions of computers. The paper touches on innovations for operations by visually impaired users and the overall relationship between people and machines. (Author)

Self-help programs, with visually impaired older adult participants who are both the consumers and providers of the programs they initiate, provide services such as a setting for learning new skills, a telephone support network self-help groups, and information and referral service. (MC)

The article gives a select overview of the purpose, process, and procedures which are involved in neonatal vision screening. Significant responses and reactions worth noting are outlined so an evaluator might have an indication of what to look for in using such a tool. (Author)

Five articles describe techniques of mural making and mural projects which have been accomplished by elementary and secondary students, including a class of blind and partially sighted children. (SJL)

The article describes a curriculum for the visually handicapped which provides instruction in the four basic facets of landmark travel. The concepts included in the curriculum are: (1) learning the concept of landmarks, (2) remaining oriented to landmarks, (3) following direction based on landmarks, and (4) giving verbal directions based on them.…

The article describes a program at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind in which students have an opportunity for practical experience in 25 on-campus or 8 off-campus work stations. Benefits to the employer and employee are discussed. (CL)

Semistructured interviews with six mothers of visually impaired children found three dominant themes emerging: (1) emotional issues (e.g., the time of diagnosis); (2) coping strategies (e.g., use of support networks); and (3) problems and concerns about relationships with professionals, the child's education, people's attitudes, and the amount of…

This article explores issues related to the use of supported employment and time-related transitional employment for blind and visually impaired persons. It defines the concepts; describes the characteristics that distinguish these services from others; and discusses the need for these services from ecological, philosophical, fiscal, and learning…

The careers of 67 visually handicapped individuals who had been educated in post-primary schools and colleges in Plateau State, Nigeria, were evaluated. At the time of followup (1 to 17 years following course completion), 42 of the group were employed and 13 unemployed. (DB)