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Fazzi, D. L.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
These articles present different perspectives on the eligibility of persons with visual or other disabilities to teach orientation and mobility skills to individuals with visual impairments. Arguments in favor note that they understand their clients' perspective in the learning process; commentators opposed argue that their safety has not been…
Descriptors: Adults, Safety, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Qualifications
Lancioni, Giulio E; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Pidala, Sara; Piazzolla, Giorgia; Oliva, Doretta; Groeneweg, Jop – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
One major objective of programs for persons with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities is to teach these persons occupational and vocational tasks and to enable them to carry out these tasks independently (Davis, Brady, Williams, & Burta, 1992; Lancioni et al., 1991; Steed & Lutzker, 1997). The performance of such tasks has…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Adults, Cooperation
Hsu, Yung-chen; George-Ezzelle, Carol E. – GED Testing Service, 2008
To serve adults with disabilities without a high school diploma, the federal government and states have funded adult education and literacy programs that provide services to accommodate the needs of those adults. In addition, the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests) provide adults with disabilities with testing accommodations to…
Descriptors: Credentials, Testing Accommodations, Disabilities, High School Graduates
Wyant, Dennis R. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
A high rate of unemployment among Vietnam veterans prompted an investigation into the use of available job resources and training in job-seeking skills by 232 blinded veterans. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Employment, Exceptional Child Education
Thornton, Walter – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Exceptional Child Services, Sensory Aids
Miyagawa, Stephen H. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1974
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Mobility Aids
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1977
Lowenfeld (1945) developed a series of six instruments which could be used to identify perceptual abilities. For this study, the visually oriented person was defined as the objective viewer of the environment, while the haptic person was defined as a person who uses the eyes only when forced to do so and relates to his environment subjectively. He…
Descriptors: Adults, Perception Tests, Perceptual Development, Research Problems
Dickey, Thomas W. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Employment Opportunities, Job Placement
SCOTT, ROBERT A. – 1967
THE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND ESSAYS CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS WERE EXTRACTED FROM THREE PRIMARY SOURCES--(1) THE MAJOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR THE YEARS 1955 THROUGH 1966, (2) LITERATURE FROM THE FIELD OF WORK FOR THE BLIND, AND (3) STANDARD BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON THE SUBJECT OF ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Bibliographies, Blindness
Crandell, John M.; Wallace, David H. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1974
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Research
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Jones, Robert, Ed.; Koestler, Frances A., Ed. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1983
Nine articles focus on the special educational and vocational needs of blind and visually impaired adult women. Articles touch on personal experiences in overcoming stereotypes, educational resources for job preparation, employment projections, and attitudinal barriers. (CL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Attitude Change, Employment Opportunities
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Wolffe, Karen E.; Candela, Anthony R. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
Interviews with nine employers who have hired, accommodated, and trained workers with visual impairments found that the majority expressed positive attitudes toward their workers. A few employers had shared their knowledge with other hiring managers. A model for enhancing the employment rate of job seekers with visual impairments is proposed.…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment
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Long, R. G.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The study assessed variations in the indoor and outdoor locomotor mobility of 22 low-vision adults, under normal and reduced illumination. Subjects' visual fields and contrast sensitivities accounted for 39 percent of the variation in mobility performance, whereas their visual acuities were not related to mobility performance. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation, Lighting, Partial Vision
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Winters, Roberta L.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Visual persistence was investigated in adults with and without dyslexia in order to determine whether dyslexic adults demonstrate problems similar to those found in childhood dyslexia. Results showed that sensitivity of dyslexic adults was impaired when parts of a test stimulus were presented to adjacent retinal areas, suggesting that under…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Dyslexia, Vision Tests
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Farish, Jean M.; Moore, J. Elton – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1989
The study to determine rehabilitation feasibility of blind and visually impaired disability beneficiaries found that successfully rehabilitated clients were likely to be older and better educated, to require more money to be spent on case services, to receive a higher number of services, and to spend less time on agency rolls. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blindness, Cost Effectiveness
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