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Download full textSchneider, Katherine – 2001
This resource paper is intended for students who are blind or visually impaired, and who wish to pursue education or vocational training beyond high school. Family members, Disability Support Services (DSS) providers, administrators, faculty, and staff will also benefit from the discussion. The paper examines the characteristics of blindness and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blindness, Braille, College Students
Peer reviewedBarton, D. D. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1997
Chronicles the experiences and feelings of the authors, parents of a son who was blind from birth. It describes their encounters with the public educational system from kindergarten to college, concentrating on the boy's adolescent years, from middle school to college. Also discussed are mainstreaming, friendships, time management, contact with…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Blindness, Case Studies
