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Poulomee Datta; Iliana Skrebneva – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
This study investigated the self-concept of students with vision impairments who were placed in mainstream and specialist schools in South Australia. Self-Concept was studied across six dimensions, namely Physical, Moral, Personal, Family, Social and Academic Self-Concepts and the Total Self-Concept. The 'Tennessee Self-Concept Scale: Second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Adults, Students with Disabilities
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Rees, G.; Saw, C.; Larizza, M.; Lamoureux, E.; Keeffe, J. – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2007
This qualitative study investigates the views of clients with low vision and vision rehabilitation professionals on the involvement of family and friends in group-based rehabilitation programs. Both groups outlined advantages and disadvantages to involving significant others, and it is essential that clients are given the choice. Future work is…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Partial Vision, Family Involvement, Friendship
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Lovie-Kitchen, Jan; Whittaker, Steve – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This Australian study compared effects of relative-size magnification and relative-distance magnification on the reading rates of 24 adults with normal vision and 22 adults with low vision. For the subjects with low vision, the magnification method did not affect their reading rates, although subjects with normal vision showed slower reading at…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Large Type Materials, Low Vision Aids