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Rosenbloom, Alfred A. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1974
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Environmental Influences, Low Vision Aids, Older Adults
Hellinger, George – New Outlook Blind, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Exceptional Child Services, Geriatrics, Motivation
Download full textCordellos, Harry C. – 1976
The sixth in a series of booklets on physical education and recreation for the handicapped describes aquatic activities for blind persons. Written by a partially sighted athlete, the document discusses swimming pool characteristics and special pools for the visually impaired. Qualities of swimming instructors are reviewed, and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Blindness, Partial Vision, Physical Education
Roberts, Jean – 1973
A validation study of the vision test battery used in the Health Examination Survey of 1966-1970 was conducted among 210 youths 12-17 years-old who had been part of the larger survey. The study was designed to discover the degree of correspondence between survey test results and clinical examination by an opthalmologist in determining the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Incidence, Partial Vision
Pringle, Doug; Winthers, Jim – 1974
The illustrated manual contains instructions for teaching blind and partially sighted students to ski. It is noted that blind students should be coached, instructed, and encouraged in the same manner as sighted students although additional safety precautions should be employed. Psychological implications for the blind student learning to ski are…
Descriptors: Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Partial Vision
Nolan, Carson Y., Ed. – 1976
The second of a three-volume final report presents results of three studies on indexing systems for tape recordings used by blind persons. Study I is explained to have compared five tonal index codes in order to identify a code that required minimal display time, that had easily discriminable characters, and that could be easily learned. Results…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Blindness, Electromechanical Aids, Indexes
Peer reviewedEmerson, Donna L.; Long, Marla – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1978
Described are developments in the dynamics of a 13-session group discussion project for nine visually impaired older adults. (CL)
Descriptors: Blindness, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Group Therapy
Olson, Myrna R. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Directed Reading Activity, Early Childhood Education
Barraga, Natalie C. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Adults, Exceptional Child Education, Low Vision Aids, Normalization (Handicapped)
Friedman, Gerald R. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
The author describes potential problems in the classroom use of distance low vision aids (including the ring telescope and closed circuit television) with visually impaired children 5-13 years old, and emphasizes the need for cooperation between the teacher and the prescribing physician. (CL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Partial Vision, Sensory Aids
Mendle, Gillian, Comp. – 1997
This reference circular contains information about large-print materials. Section 1 is an annotated list of selected sources of large-print materials available for purchase or loan. The sources are publishers or distributors, specialized libraries, and associations for persons with visual impairments. Several of these sources also provide general…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Large Type Materials, Library Collections, Organizations (Groups)
Safir, Aran; And Others – Sight-Saving Review, 1973
Compaired are methods of determining visual refraction needs of young children or other unreliable observers by means of retinosocopy or the Opthalmetron, an automatic instrument which can be operated by a technician with no knowledge of refraction. (DB)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Exceptional Child Services, Medical Evaluation, Partial Vision
Harley, Randall; Spollen, John – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1973
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Partial Vision, Test Reliability
Summey, Pamela S. – Sight-Saving Review, 1978
The study assesses the impact of a visual screening effort using the Ophthalmetron (a device which permits rapid screening for refractive error) on 550 kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Findings showed that only 38 percent of those children referred to an ophthalmologist actually went. (PHR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Eyes, Junior High Schools, Partial Vision
Peer reviewedPorter, Janice A.; And Others – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 1989
The article describes the response of 55 blind and partially sighted teenagers to genetic counseling and outlines their knowledge of their disability and their attitudes towards marriage and parenthood. It was concluded that the counseling was not cost-effective though such services were welcomed by the teenagers. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Child Rearing, Cost Effectiveness
