NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Szarkowska, Agnieszka – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
In this report, the author follows the suggestion that a film director's creative vision should be incorporated into Audio description (AD), a major technique for making films, theater performances, operas, and other events accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. The author presents a new type of AD for auteur and artistic films:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Films
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Konarska, Joanna – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
The cognitive aim of this research is to examine the level of intensity of needs in the case of teenagers with visual impairments, compared with their able-bodied peers, as well as participation of parents in formation of these needs. The practical aim of the study is to consider the acquired knowledge in programs of early rehabilitation and…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Visual Impairments, Social Behavior, Parent Participation
Klinkosz, Waldemar; Sekowski, Andrzej; Brambring, Michael – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
This study compared academic achievement by sighted versus visually impaired students at Polish universities and analyzed potential between-group differences on various personality traits and their impact on academic grades. Although there was no main effect of visual status on academic achievement, there were some significant differences between…
Descriptors: Personality, Academic Achievement, Personality Traits, Visual Impairments