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Baechle, Cathy L.; Rittenhouse, Robert K. – 1986
The authors describe personal experiences with Usher's Syndrome, a condition involving visual impairment (due to Retinitis Pigmentosa) and deafness. Prevalence and onset of Usher's Syndrome are described along with characteristics of two different types. Problems connected with diagnosis are reviewed, including genetic aspects and the progressive…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Deaf Blind
Daugherty, Kathryn M.; Moran, Michael F. – 1980
Fifty partially sighted children (7 to 18 years old) were studied along 143 variables to provide a comprehensive profile in the areas of cognitive, psychomotor, academic, and neuropsychological development. The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery was the principal data collection instrument, supplemented by the Stephen's Piagetian Battery…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
GROVER, EDWARD C.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN OHIO'S PROGRAMS FOR PARTIALLY SEEING CHILDREN AND THE PROBLEMS OF INCIDENCE, VISUAL FUNCTIONING, AND MULTIPLE HANDICAPS. PARTIALLY SEEING CHILDREN IDENTIFIED BY THE STUDY HAD A VISUAL ACUITY AFTER CORRECTION OF 20/70 OR LESS AND/OR CORRECTION OF MORE THAN 10 DIOPTERS OF MYOPIA. THE SCHOOL NURSES…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Education, Identification, Incidence
American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 1962
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS CONCERNING RESEARCH WITH THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED ARE CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN--"SELECTED IMPAIRMENTS BY ETIOLOGY AND ACTIVITY LIMITATION, UNITED STATES, JULY 1959-JUNE 1961,""AN EXPERIMENT USING REVISED STIMULUS PRESENTATION" BY S. KARP, "EXPERIMENTS IN TACTUAL PERCEPTION" BY S. KARP, "A STUDY OF BRAILLE CODE REVISIONS" BY…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Blindness, Braille
Clark, Leslie L., Ed. – 1969
Articles report surveys and research studies as well as describe systems in educational technology. Areas treated include the following: multihandicapped blind and deaf blind children in California, by B. Lowenfeld; modern trends in mobility, by J.A. Leonard; factors in the definition of deafness as they relate to incidence and prevalence, by J.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Patterns, Blindness, Braille