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Download full textMcBroom, Lynn W.; And Others – 1994
This monograph considers aspects of the visually impaired student's transition from high school to college and his successful adjustment at college, reports on a forum of experts addressing these issues, and summarizes results of surveys of successful students and college administrators. The first chapter is on making plans to attend college and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services
McJames, Norma – 1992
Strategies were identified to enhance the provision of Australian Adult Basic Education Services (ABES) for visually impaired adults and to provide an information sheet for further education workers indicating appropriate ways of interacting with visually impaired adults. The Eastern and Gippsland Regions were studied. In the Eastern Region,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Martens, Elise H. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The first published compilation of material relating to opportunities for the preparation of teachers of exceptional children in the United States appeared in 1929 under the auspices of the International Council for the Education of Exceptional Children. At the time 43 institutions in the United States and 2 in Canada were reported which offered…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers
Gordon Barnard, Sister – 1976
Collected here are library profiles from seven North Dakota institutions including the State Penitentiary and Farm; the State Industrial School; the State Hospital; state schools for the blind, deaf, and mentally retarded; and the Soldiers' Home. General information about the institutions includes the authority and responsibility of the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Correctional Institutions, Deafness, Disabilities
PDF pending restorationMackie, Romaine P.; Dunn, Llyod M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1955
This bulletin is one of a series reporting on a nationwide study "Qualification and Preparation of Teachers of Exceptional Children," which, since its inception, has been a major project of the Office of Education. This publication reports the aspects of a broader study which deals specifically with teachers of children who are blind. The…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Preservice Teacher Education, Blindness, Visual Impairments
Peer reviewedBauman, Mary K.; Kropf, Carol A. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
Questionnaire results from l04 psychologists serving the blind and partially sighted indicated disagreement on the tests used and on the evaluation of these tests. Tests of all kinds from 45 publishers were rated, and appropriate ages and populations (blind, partially-sighted) were suggested. (CP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Blindness, Cognitive Development
Tobin, Michael – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1977
The vocabularies of five- to eight-year-old blind children were sampled to help develop a graded series of braille reading books. Lists of words in alphabetic and frequency order are presented. (See TM 504 595 for availability). (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Basic Vocabulary, Beginning Reading
Peer reviewedWolffe, K.; Sacks, S. Z. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1997
Analysis of interviews and time-diary protocols with 48 students (16 blind, 16 low-vision, and 16 sighted), ages 15-21, and their parents focused on four lifestyle areas: academic involvement and performance, daily living and personal care activities, recreation and leisure activities, and work and vocational experiences. Similarities and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blindness, Daily Living Skills
Prentice, Ann E.; Connor, Jean L. – 1978
Prepared as a background paper for the Governor's Conference on Libraries in June 1978, this document presents a summary of what is known (or not known) about the library 'picture' in New York State. This picture is sketched in an overview, and then specific areas are colored in. Information on each type of library--school, public, academic,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blindness, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Direct linkHollenbeck, Kevin; Huang, Wei-Jang – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006
This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of 11 workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Six of the programs serve job-ready adults: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B Adult programs, WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker programs, Community and Technical College Job Preparatory…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Labor Force Development, Federal Legislation, Apprenticeships
Casey, Genevieve M. – 1973
A study was made to determine the effectiveness and acceptability of cassette books for blind and physically handicapped readers. Commissioned by the Ohio State Library, an interview survey was conducted to 300 diversified users from the Cleveland and Cincinnati-Hamilton County Regional Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. The…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiodisc Recordings, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness
Veal, William; Bray, Marty; Flowers, Claudia – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was a landmark legislative initiative that outlined the protection of individuals with disabilities. The 1997 amendment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (U.S. Congress, 1999) stipulates that students with disabilities are to be educated in the general education curriculum.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Chomor, Karen; And Others – 1974
In developing a project to increase the effectiveness of service delivery systems to ethnic minority groups, the cultural orientation and needs of the minority community must be addressed. Cultural and historical barriers to service delivery exist in the Japanese American community which result in under-utilization of services. To meet this…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Guidance, Communication Skills, Community Organizations
Foster, Emery M.; Iedell, Julia E.; Smith, Rose Marie; Martens, Elias H.; McLeod, Beatrice – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This bulletin provides the sixth chapter of the Biennial Survey of Education, 1930-32, which has been published in separate chapters dealing with specific segments of the educational system. This document explores the impact of the economic depression on the education of exceptional children. Special day schools and classes for exceptional…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Residential Schools, Disabilities, Special Schools
Bagur, Jacques D.; And Others – 1986
This study sought to design a statewide service delivery system for the education of Louisiana's blind and visually impaired individuals through the age of 21 and to determine need for a new facility for the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired (LSVI). The report's seven chapters cover the following topics: study methodology; issues in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
