The report considers ways of using television for instruction of blind, partially sighted, deaf, and hard of hearing children (5 to 16 years old). The introductory section reviews characteristics associated with the four types of handicapping conditions. The use of videorecorders, captioned programs, and closed circuit television is considered.…

THE 346 ENTRIES IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY COVER MATERIAL IN BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND MONOGRAPHS IN FIELDS RELATED TO THE SENSORY IMPAIRED, ESPECIALLY THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED. THE DATES RANGE FROM 1934 TO 1965. (MK)

The fourth in a series of Rand reports on information transfer problems of the partially sighted reviews earlier reports and describes an experimental secretarial closed circuit TV (CCTV) system which enables the partially sighted to type from a printed or handwritten manuscript. Discussed are experiments using a pseudocolor system to determine…

An interdistrict project provided a mobility and orientation instructor to work with blind and partially sighted children. The instructor was also involved in consultation and cooperative planning with school personnel and in resource room programs. Training was given to 36 children, 15 of whom required formal instruction. Services were extended…

Presented by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) are background information and a policy statement on responsibility laws pertaining to relatives of applicants for public assistance. The laws are said to date to the Elizabethan Poor Laws, to vary state to state, and to mandate eligibility for public assistance on requirements of residence,…

Presented by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) are background information and policy statements on community housing, use of rehabilitation centers, housing for children, and housing for aged persons who are visually handicapped. Because of society's adherence to the concept of the single family home it is maintained that institutional…

Presented by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) are background information and a policy statement on the employment of blind and otherwise visually impaired persons. Briefly traced are the former graditional employment of blind persons in sheltered facilities and in occupations such as piano tuning; the emergence of the blind as an…

Described are the most common eye conditions that can cause low vision and the kinds of services required by low vision persons. (Author)

Specific suggestions for minimizing and living with their handicap are made to legally blind hard of hearing persons (with some usable residual hearing) and to their friends and relatives. (KW)

The National Center for the Education of the Blind has conducted experiments which involved nine partially sighted adults to assess the use of microfiche as a reading aid for partially sighted students. It was shown that microfiche is a positive complement to other reading aids. (Author/SBH)

The development of the concept of conservation was examined in 120 elementary school children divided into three groups: partially sighted, sighted, and sighted-blindfolded. (CM)

A test of 32 children's hip and knee extensors found that children born blind or with low vision are at risk of developing weak lower-limb extensors, with congenitally blind children at greatest risk. After correcting for lean body weight, the differences between sighted children and those with low vision were insignificant. Results support the…