Independence Training for Visually Handicapped Children

Independence Training for Visually Handicapped Children
Author: Doris Tooze
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2023-04-21
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1000948242

First published in 1981, this book was written to help parents and teachers to participate in child-based mobility programmes, covering the needs of visually-handicapped children from pre-school to adulthood. It gives insight into ways in which these figures can make the world meaningful to young children, as well as making them aware of the special training that is necessary to develop the social skills of daily living that a sighted child acquires through imitation. Travel techniques must be learnt to enable these children to move independently and the book describes various methods that can be used by the blind traveller. It also examines the role of physical education and dance, both of particular importance for the visually-handicapped child at school age.

Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired

Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired
Author: J. Elton Moore
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891289456

Rehabilitation professionals have long recognized that the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired are unique and require a special knowledge and expertise for the provision and coordination of effective rehabilitation services. Contributions to this text from more than 25 experts provide essential information on subjects such as functional, medical, vocational and psychological assessments; demographic and cultural issues; placement and employment issues; and the rehabilitation team. Each chapter includes a Learning Activities section that can be used in class assignments or during in-service training. Sample forms, such as a Job Analysis Worksheet, a Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation System Protocol, an Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program, and a Work Environment Visual Demands Report are included in the appendices. An extensive glossary provides easy access to clear definitions of terms.

Toys and Play for the Handicapped Child

Toys and Play for the Handicapped Child
Author: Barbara Riddick
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2005-08-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134951620

Toys and Play for the Handicapped Child is written by a psychologist who ran the first professionally staffed Toy Library in the UK. Her experience enables her to write in practical detail about the role of toys and play, both in normal development and in the development of handicapped children. It will be found equally useful by parents, teachers and other professionals, and by those concerned to promote productive play in handicapped and non handicapped children.

Breaking Down Barriers

Breaking Down Barriers
Author: Jane S. Owen Hutchinson
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780748733446

Seeking to identify the many barriers that visually-impaired students have to overcome, this book suggests ways in which those barriers can be removed or reduced. The authors consider that personal attitudes and beliefs play a prominent part in dissuading visually-impaired students from taking up their rights within tertiary education, and attempt to dispel myths and misconceptions concerning blindness and partial sight. Practical advice is given on the physical factors which make life difficult for visually-impaired students, and on the use of technology to assist them.

Visual Impairment

Visual Impairment
Author: Heather Mason
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2013-05-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113660541X

First published in 1998. This book embodies the positive philosophy that children with a visual impairment are entitled to access to the full national curriculum during their school years. In the UK, education placements for pupils and students with special needs range across a continuum from special schools and colleges, with day or residential attendance, to specialist units or individual integration into mainstream provision. Placement results from inter-disciplinary assessment and consultation and requires parental agreement. Lack of sight and measurably impaired vision constitute special needs in educational terms. The writers who have contributed to this major text are teachers and lecturers from both the specialist and mainstream areas of provision and have considerable first-hand experience in teaching pupils and students with a visual impairment.

Handicapping Conditions in Children

Handicapping Conditions in Children
Author: Bill Gillham
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2022-02-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000536912

First published in 1986, Handicapping Conditions in Children provides an accessible overview of a wide range of handicapping conditions and their remediation, and gives a balanced perspective on the medical, educational and social issues. It will therefore be of value to a wide audience in these professions as well as to students and parents. Each chapter deals with one specific area but is presented to cover: description of the condition and its aetiology; its prevalence in the population and relatives; developmental characteristics; special problems and needs; educational and social provision; the potential for the future; and further reading lists. The book does not include every possible condition, but concentrates on those that are most frequent or problematic. This book is a reissue originally published in 1986. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this republication

An Orientation and Mobility Primer for Families and Young Children

An Orientation and Mobility Primer for Families and Young Children
Author: Bonnie Dobson-Burk
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1989
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780891281573

This book describes the skills children with visual impairments need to get around safely and efficiently, and helps parents start their youngsters on the way to being independent. Chapters cover sensory training, concept development, motor development, and orientation skills, and offers suggestions on how to encourage a child to move, to identify the sources of sounds, to keep track of objects, and to play successfully with others.