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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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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
Brandt, Rusty; Bercovitz, Elizabeth; Zimmerman, Linda – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) commissioned a multi-part study to determine the viability of using the drawing response interaction on the PARCC Mathematics Assessment. This study in particular focused on students with disabilities. PARCC has over 40 interaction types on the summative assessments. Why…
Descriptors: Usability, Freehand Drawing, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Testing