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Peer reviewedLovie-Kitchen, Jan; Whittaker, Steve – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This Australian study compared effects of relative-size magnification and relative-distance magnification on the reading rates of 24 adults with normal vision and 22 adults with low vision. For the subjects with low vision, the magnification method did not affect their reading rates, although subjects with normal vision showed slower reading at…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Large Type Materials, Low Vision Aids
Peer reviewedGreig, D. E.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1986
Semi-structured interviews and objective measures were used to examine psychological, behavioral, and visual factors contributing to satisfactory rehabilitation for 14 partially sighted older adults and a control group. Correlates of the successful use of low-vision aids included emotional and practical support as well as past use of near vision.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Coping, Daily Living Skills
Download full textLodge, John, Ed. – 1996
This book presents an introduction to the range of technology that can be used to assist in the education of students with visual impairments, with descriptions of the main features of approximately 45 systems. After an introductory chapter, Chapter 1 identifies four key uses for technology: in communication, in the production of materials, to…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Braille, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education
