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Peer reviewedTutt, L. M.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
Brief articles report on eight programs, primarily developed by residential schools for individuals with blindness and visual impairments. The articles describe the Council of Schools for the Blind, the Michigan School for the Blind, precane mobility devices, drug education for teenagers, disability awareness, rural service delivery, parent/infant…
Descriptors: Blindness, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedStephens, N. E.; Averitt, E. L. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
The Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind have a multicultural population of students. Efforts to serve the needs of these students include instruction in English as a Second Language, the Spanish Club, the Native American Club, vocational programing such as the Work Education Program, and preparation for transition. (JDD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Cultural Differences, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMiller, C. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides outreach services for students with visual impairments throughout the state. Outreach services staff serve families and agencies by providing on-site consultation, workshop presentations, resource and referral, and technology loan services. (JDD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Outreach Programs
Peer reviewedBaker, D. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article discusses educational services and programs provided by the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped. The school provides free appropriate education for children with visual impairments within an array of service models and environments, protects the rights of students with handicaps and their parents, and makes technical aids,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Outreach Programs
Peer reviewedWittenstein, Stuart H. – RE:view, 1993
A survey of 37 superintendents of residential schools for blind and visually impaired learners found that schools used federal funds under Chapter 1 (Public Law 89-313) to establish and maintain integration programs, remedial programs, adaptive technology, related services, and reading programs. The paper projects the impact of suggested federal…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Blindness, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Download full textSouth Dakota School for the Deaf, Sioux Falls. – 1996
This report is a program planning document for the South Dakota School for the Deaf and the South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped. First, it reviews the history and current status of the schools and then presents information on the planning process, which included the two schools, the South Dakota Board of Regents, and the state…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Deafness, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedCurry, S. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This paper describes the philosophy and program model of the Assessment Program of the California School for the Blind. The week-long assessment identifies the educational needs of students with visual impairments. Assessment reports are submitted to the local education agency so children can be placed in appropriate educational settings.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Bell, Donald, Ed. – 1968
The development of an English elementary and secondary school for blind boys es examined from its inception in 1866 to 1912. The status of education for the blind, the role of the second headmaster Samuel Forster, curriculum, instructional materials, athletics, changes in facilities, and financial support are discussed. Changes made from 1912 to…
Descriptors: Administration, Admission Criteria, Athletics, Blindness
Jones, John Walker – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
Information about developments in the field of education of visually handicapped children and about resources available to assist educators in their efforts to initiate, extend, and improve educational programs for these children appears in a wide variety of pamphlets and professional journals. An attempt is made in this bulletin to summarize…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Vision Tests, Parent Counseling, State Departments of Education
