Rural Mobility for Blind Persons

1976 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 291-294
Author(s):  
Scott B. Johnson ◽  
Richard W. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Blind Persons

Rural areas, because of their comparative lack of convenient guidelines, require that blind persons employ somewhat different travel methods from those used in urban situations. The ways in which natural and man-made features of the environment, as well as other clues, can be used for confident travel are discussed, and suggestions for teaching mobility in rural areas are presented.

Use of a Mobile Unit for Delivering Services to Older Blind Persons

1979 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-109
Author(s):  
Ronald Landwehr ◽  
Kenneth Hutcheson
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Access Barriers ◽  
Mobile Unit ◽  
Training Unit ◽  
Blind Persons

Describes a mobile training unit used experimentally to deliver services to older blind persons who were isolated by multiple disabilities or because they lived in rural areas with inadequate facilities. In view of access barriers caused by the vehicle's design, difficulties in using and maintaining such a large vehicle, consumer unwillingness or inability to leave home, or, if they did, inability to transfer skills from unit to home, the disadvantages of the unit outweighed the advantages.

Rehabilitation of Blind Persons in Rural India

1977 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Robert Jaekle
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
South India ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Blind Persons ◽  
Blind Individuals

Describes a five-year research and demonstration project which trains and assesses the effectiveness of “barefoot” rehabilitation workers. The workers, all raised in rural villages in south India and familiar with the social structure of rural areas, received a few weeks of intensive training, including instruction in eye health care, basic mobility, daily living, and manual dexterity. Learning from experience, regular refresher courses, and project reviews increased their skills. The principal objective of rehabilitation was integration of blind individuals into family and community life. Results to date show service was delivered at costs low enough to be feasible in a developing nation.

Independent Living Services to Older, Blind Persons in Rural Areas: Do They Make a Difference?

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene B. Huff ◽  
Lou Ann Qualls
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Independent Living Programs ◽  
Blind Persons ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons ◽  
Independent Living Services

Independent living services are thought to be an effective and efficient way to maintain older blind and visually impaired persons in their home environment for a longer period of time. Few studies, though, have analyzed the level of consumer satisfaction among these elders. This study asserts that an enriched understanding of customer satisfaction and the resulting service delivery recommendations will assist states in developing more effective independent living programs. The Kentucky Department for the Blind has been offering these services to blind and visually impaired elders since 1980. This study analyzes the results of a consumer satisfaction survey participated in by 94 elders who extensively used the service. Results indicate that independent living services are effective but limited in their ability to serve all elders that need them and services must be flexible enough to serve diverse community needs.

Rehabilitation Services for Rural Blind Persons in Malaysia

1990 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 255-257
Author(s):  
G. Ooi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Blind Persons

This article traces the experiences of the Malaysian Association for the Blind in the development of rehabilitation services for rural blind persons in Malaysia. It shows how and why a community-based approach to rehabilitation was chosen and why it was later concluded that the center-based and community-based approaches to rehabilitation complement each other in bringing the benefits of services to blind people, particularly in rural areas.

Training Aides to Screen Children for Speech and Language Problems

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisue Pickering ◽  
William R. Dopheide
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Language Problems ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Large Scale Screening

This report deals with an effort to begin the process of effectively identifying children in rural areas with speech and language problems using existing school personnel. A two-day competency-based workshop for the purpose of training aides to conduct a large-scale screening of speech and language problems in elementary-school-age children is described. Training strategies, implementation, and evaluation procedures are discussed.

International Telesupervision: The Clinical Fellowship Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
David W. Rule ◽  
Lisa N. Kelchner
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
East African ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
National Certification

Telepractice technology allows greater access to speech-language pathology services around the world. These technologies extend beyond evaluation and treatment and are shown to be used effectively in clinical supervision including graduate students and clinical fellows. In fact, a clinical fellow from the United States completed the entire supervised clinical fellowship (CF) year internationally at a rural East African hospital, meeting all requirements for state and national certification by employing telesupervision technology. Thus, telesupervision has the potential to be successfully implemented to address a range of needs including supervisory shortages, health disparities worldwide, and access to services in rural areas where speech-language pathology services are not readily available. The telesupervision experience, potential advantages, implications, and possible limitations are discussed. A brief guide for clinical fellows pursuing telesupervision is also provided.

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