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Peer reviewedWeiss, Jeff – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
Blind adults with language deficiencies often can learn enough braille to be able to use it for self-communication. Although the manuals of instruction commonly available are not adequate for everyone, individualized plans for teaching braille can be adapted to meet specific needs. Such plans should have a strong readiness program to teach proper…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedHeikkila, M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
A program of the Finnish Central Federation of the Visually Handicapped is described. The program's aim is to provide and develop teaching materials and instructional methods to help persons who lost their eyesight as adults to learn braille. Discussed are personal tutoring, correspondence studying, regional courses, and program plans. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRex, E. J.; Richesin, C. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
This brief article summarizes a review of 19 textbooks to teach braille to blind adults. The review covered four parameters: general information, text organization, the braille code, and instructional characteristics. (DB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Blindness
