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Direct linkHenriksen, Anne; Degenhardt, Sven – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities have a high probability of visual impairment. This study revealed the effects of deficits in the appropriate diagnosis of vision and medical treatment, as well as the lack of necessary refraction correction and support, specifically for adults with intellectual and developmental…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Visual Impairments, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Langelaan, Maaike; de Boer, Michiel R.; van Nispen, Ruth M. A.; Wouters, Bill; Moll, Annette C.; van Rens, Ger H. M. B. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The overall aim of rehabilitation for visually impaired adults is to improve the quality of life and (societal) participation. The objectives of this study were to obtain the short-term and long-term outcome of a comprehensive rehabilitation programme on quality of life for visually impaired adults, and prognostic baseline factors responsible for…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Quality of Life, Vision, Prediction
Ross, David A.; Kelly, Gary W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Orientation and wayfinding are critical skills for successful mobility of people with visual impairments. The inability to perform these skills successfully may result in a person becoming lost, injured, and discouraged from further mobility. At times, it may be impossible to maintain orientation. The person may temporarily travel without cues…
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Impairments, Cognitive Mapping, Assistive Technology
Ray, Christopher T.; Wolf, Steven L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
Adults with visual impairments experience a loss of balance and mobility, which presents a barrier to independence and is associated with the fear of falling. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which visual status, age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and the strength of quadriceps and hamstrings contribute to compromised…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Blindness, Females, Prevention
Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Perceived Quality of Life of Adults with Visual Impairments
Holbrook, Elizabeth A.; Caputo, Jennifer L.; Perry, Tara L.; Fuller, Dana K.; Morgan, Don W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Relatively little is known about the health and fitness of adults with visual impairments. This article documents the physical activity levels and body-composition profiles of young and middle-aged adults with visual impairments and addresses the concomitant effects of these factors on perceived quality of life. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Activities, Visual Impairments, Physical Activity Level
Ponchillia, Paul E.; MacKenzie, Nancy; Long, Richard G.; Denton-Smith, Pamela; Hicks, Thomas L.; Miley, Priscilla – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
This article presents two target-location experiments. In the first experiment, 19 participants located a 25-foot chalk circle 93% of the time with a Global Positioning System (GPS) compared to 12% of the time without it. In a single-subject follow-up experiment, the participant came within 1 foot of the target on all GPS trials. Target-location…
Descriptors: Experiments, Navigation, Assistive Technology, Visual Impairments
Pavey, Sue; Douglas, Graeme; Corcoran, Christine – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2008
This article draws upon data from a large scale project called "Network 1000". Network 1000 seeks to survey the changing needs and opinions of visually impaired adults. Data have been collected from 1007 visually impaired people across Great Britain. This analysis focuses upon a sub-sample of approximately 250 adults aged between 18 and…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Adults, Employment, Educational Attainment
Tellevik, Jon Magne; Elmerskog, Bengt – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2009
The article describes assessment, planning and training for people with multiple disabilities and visual impairment (MDVI). The ImPAct MDVI project, an EU Comenius programme, addressed concerns expressed by teachers of children and young people with MDVI as to how they are expected to integrate the diverse curriculum elements and particular skills…
Descriptors: Intervention, Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Cooper, S.-A.; Smiley, E.; Allan, L. M.; Jackson, A.; Finlayson, J.; Mantry, D.; Morrison, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is a serious condition, with implications for the person, their family and financial costs to the state providing care. The previously reported prevalence of SIB has ranged from 1.7% to 41%, or 1.7%-23.7% in community studies. There has been little study of remission rate, and incidence has not previously…
Descriptors: Investigations, Visual Impairments, Incidence, Mental Retardation
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
McColl, Mary Ann; Jarzynowska, Anna; Shortt, S. E. D. – Disability & Society, 2010
The present study examined population level data on unmet needs for adults with physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities, using the National Population Health Survey. The study revealed that disabled adults (aged 20-64) reported more than three times as many unmet health care needs as their non-disabled counterparts. Even after controlling for…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Emotional Problems, Hearing Impairments, Foreign Countries
Download full textMarston, James R.; Loomis, Jack M.; Klatzky, Roberta L.; Golledge, Reginald G. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
A path-following experiment, using a global positioning system, was conducted with participants who were legally blind. On- and off-course confirmations were delivered by either a vibrotactile or an audio stimulus. These simple binary cues were sufficient for guidance and point to the need to offer output options for guidance systems for people…
Descriptors: Cues, Experiments, Blindness, Auditory Stimuli
Matson, Johnny L.; Dempsey, Timothy; LoVullo, Santino V. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Social skills deficits and excesses are defining characteristics of intellectual disability (ID). Despite this, there is an unfortunate lack of research on the patterns and profiles of social behavior, particularly with adults who are severely intellectually disabled. This paper provides an analysis of social skill patterns for adults living in…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Residential Programs, Social Behavior, Mental Retardation
Goudiras, Dimitrios B.; Papadopoulos, Konstantinos S.; Koutsoklenis, Athanasios Ch.; Papageorgiou, Virginia E.; Stergiou, Maria S. – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2009
The aim of this study was to examine reading media (braille, cassettes, screen-reader, screen-magnifier, large print, low vision aids, CCTV) used by visually impaired adults. This article reports the results of a research project involving 100 people with visual impairment. The participants were interviewed and asked to fill in a questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Large Type Materials, Place of Residence, Visual Impairments, Audio Equipment
Fischer, Quentin S.; Aleem, Salman; Zhou, Hongyi; Pham, Tony A. – Learning & Memory, 2007
Prolonged visual deprivation from early childhood to maturity is believed to cause permanent visual impairment. However, there have been case reports of substantial improvement of binocular vision in human adults following lifelong visual impairment or deprivation. These observations, together with recent findings of adult ocular dominance…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Human Body, Vision, Visual Impairments
