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Peer reviewedMulholland, Mary Ellen, Ed. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1981
The special issue focuses on problems of developing nations in blindness prevention, program development, and rehabilitation of the blind. Included are reports of programs in Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, and India; activities of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind; and descriptions of 24 organizations serving the blind in developing…
Descriptors: Blindness, Developing Nations, International Organizations, Program Development
Peer reviewedCampbell, L. F. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article describes organizations providing services for blind and visually impaired people, with special emphasis on programs for developing countries. Included are United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations concerned with blindness, governmental development agencies, professional associations, and international organizations…
Descriptors: Blindness, Developing Nations, International Organizations, Networks
Peer reviewedWinkley, B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The advantages and disadvantages of placing outside staff to represent international aid agencies in developing countries' service programs for blind persons are explored. Alternative models are offered, and sustainability through empowerment is presented as an approach to ensure long-term benefits from the services offered by the international…
Descriptors: Blindness, Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Reading Programs for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Public Libraries of the Polish People's Republic" by Franciszek Czajkowski…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind and disabled presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "The Establishment of a Library Service to Visually Handicapped People in African Developing Countries" (Paulli Thomsen, Denmark); (2) "Sources of Assistance for Establishing Braille…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on library services and developments in reading materials for the blind, which were presented at the 1984 Expert Meeting of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind include: (1) "Teaching Map Concepts to the Blind" (R. B. Horsfall and B. Cox, Canada); (2) "Optical Character Recognition 'Reading' for Computerized Braille Production"…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Blindness, Braille, Developing Nations
