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Khankin, Leonid – ILO Panorama, 1972
An account of training opportunities in Russia for the physically handicapped. (SP)
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Guidance, Deafness, Handicapped Students
Peer reviewedFeoktistova, V. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
The article reviews both the history of the blindness field in the Soviet Union and current trends and programs with emphasis on the development of educational programs for blind and visually impaired children. Psychosocial and employment issues are also addressed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Educational History, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedSpungin, S. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The system of services to blind persons in two republics (Russia and Byelorussia) of the Soviet Union is described as a system in which employment and rehabilitation services revolve around factory operations and consumer-driven umbrella organizations. Also discussed are political changes occurring in Eastern Bloc countries and possible impact on…
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Employment Services, Foreign Countries
Download full textZimin, B. – 1972
Described are activities and plans of the All-Russia Society for the Blind. Noted is the changing composition of society membership in the direction of more members past 60 years of age and fewer children blinded at birth or early childhood. It is reported that all the blind who wish work are employed, and that the society provides professional…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Services, Exceptional Child Services, Foreign Countries
Solntseva, Lujdmila – New Outlook Blind, 1969
Slightly abbreviated version of the Soviet journal, SPECIAL SCHOOL (Spetsialnaia Shkola), Issue No.2, Vol. 114. pp. 23-26, 1965.
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Rearing, Exceptional Child Education, Family (Sociological Unit)
Peer reviewedMiller, Gerald – RE:view, 1991
The article reports on two 1989 visits to the Soviet Union to observe rehabilitation services for the blind. Described are the demographics, the profit-making factory system in which many visually impaired persons work, rehabilitation centers, technology, and services to older blind persons. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Demography
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on libraries for the blind presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Report on 'Study on the Tools to Improve the Availability of Library Materials for the Blind'" (Winnie Vitzansky, Denmark); (2) "Planning the Third Edition of 'The International Directory of…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Audiodisks, Blindness, Braille
van der Greft, Theo – 1981
Automated circulation systems in libraries for the blind are described in this report of research conducted by the Subcommittee on Computerised Booklending of the Round Table on Libraries for the Blind (RTLB) of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Responses to the RTLB questionnaire from 12 libraries in 9 countries are…
Descriptors: Blindness, Digital Computers, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
Zemstova, M. I., Ed.; And Others – 1969
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a monograph providing a comprehensive clinical, educational, and psychological study of children in special schools for the blind and poorly sighted. It summarizes investigations aimed at planning ways of differentiating teaching procedures for children with severe visual…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Blindness, Cognitive Development, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedBakhurst, David; Padden, Carol – Learning and Instruction, 1991
The theory and practice of A. Meshcheryakov on the education of blind-deaf children are reviewed. His work, based on a theory of mind rooted in the concept of human activity, is presently out of favor in the Soviet Union, but deserves further study. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Processes
