This bibliography of 115 items provides a semiannual update to a book that annotates professional literature related to blindness issued since 1953. Items are dated from 1988 through 1990. Included are documents, journal articles, books, papers, and doctoral dissertations. Entries are alphabetical by author. An analytical subject index is…

This bibliographic listing updates a bibliography published by Temple University. Documents (N=149) are abstracted and offered with bibliographic data but do not include medical journals and generally eschew material from popular magazines. An Analytical Subject Index lists documents by subject headings. (PB)

The bibliography is the semiannual update to a book titled, "Blindness, Visual Impairment, Deaf-Blindness: Annotated Listing of the Literature, 1953-1975." The 138 annotated citations are listed alphabetically by author, with a subject index and journal listing also provided. (DB)

The annual bibliography of approximately 130 annotated citations updates a bibliography published in book form. Citations are listed alphabetically by author and were almost all published in 1987 or 1988. References include journal articles, dissertations, books, and reference materials. (DB)

The annotated bibliography of about 120 items is presented to continue to update a book, "Blindness, Visual Impairment, Deaf-Blindness: Annotated Listing of the Literature, 1953-1975." Entries include any professional literature published in the last 3 years and not previously included. A listing of journal resources and a subject index are…

Ten "myths" about the Unified Braille Code (UBC) are debunked in this article. Myths address the official adoption of UBC, changes in literary Braille, input from users in determining the UBC's final form, the UBC and technical uses, the UBC and computer Braille translation, and continued availability of materials in current codes. (DB)

Tips are offered for use in an encounter with a dog guide and its blind owner. Tips include approaching the person from the right side, not taking hold of the dog guide's harness, not offering food to the dog guide, and not petting the dog guide without the owner's permission. (JDD)

This study of six infants (three with blindness, three sighted) identified an underlying sequence in the development of crawling, with the ability to reach for an object and to move to or from the sitting position being the two most critical precursors to the actual execution of crawling. Infants with blindness had a lower frequency of activity…

This study evaluated effects of hand position when the long cane is used to assist travel for individuals with severe visual impairments. Subjects were 15 mobility instructors. The study found that the style with which one holds the cane when using the touch technique does affect detection distance for both surface and object preview. (DB)

White Cane Awareness Month was created to teach the public that the long cane is a tool for maintaining independence and dignity and a symbol of freedom, not of pity or helplessness. Public relations materials were developed, including a demonstration for television stations on use of the long cane and a quiz to distribute at information booths.…

The article reviews the history of orientation and mobility (OM) training for the visually impaired with emphasis on the increasing need for paraprofessional mobility assistants. Results of interviews with OM specialists (N=64) provided information on types of personnel trained, methods of training, and skills taught to OM assistants. (DB)

The writer, a rehabilitation teacher, describes her visit and volunteer work with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Canada's Northwest Territories. She describes the area's geography, people, and her experiences including learning to drive on the gravel highway and her rehabilitation teaching subjects. Closing reflections focus on…

Interviews were conducted with operators in the Randolph-Sheppard Program, which encourages blind people to become self-supporting by giving them priority in establishing cafeterias, vending operations, and snack bars on federal properties. Characteristics investigated were age, years of experience, gender, ethnic origin, degree of vision loss,…

A birding program developed as part of the leisure-time instructional program at the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind is described. Visits to the local aviary and field trips in which birds were identified by sound made this a particularly suitable activity. Sample activities conducted to involve participants are described. (DB)

Forty adults with adventitious blindness were administered 12 different Braille discrimination tests representing combinations of standard or enlarged Braille and various amounts of horizontal and vertical spacing. Findings indicated that the most favorable discrimination conditions occurred with standard-sized Braille, with three spaces between…