Foundations of Education for Blind and Visually Handicapped Children and Youth: Theory and Practice

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 287-287
Author(s):  
D. McLinden
1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.K. Sllberman ◽  
A.L. Corn ◽  
V.M. Sowell

A survey of current existing university programs in 1987–1988 that prepare personnel to serve visually handicapped children and youth was sent to all known programs in the mainland United States. Thirty-eight full-time faculty members from 27 universities in 16 states responded to the questionnaire. Data revealed that the future of these programs is at risk, resulting in a shortage of appropriately prepared teachers. Implications are discussed in terms of the current national shortage of teachers of the visually handicapped, the tenuous support for teacher education programs, current levels of funding, and a variety of other factors.


1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnny L. Matson ◽  
Ramasamy Manikam ◽  
Antoinette Heinze ◽  
Gaylen Kapperman

1977 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 353-355
Author(s):  
Robert Jones ◽  
Susan Jay Spungin

The American Foundation for the Blind survey on reporting systems for school-age visually handicapped children and youth concludes that there is no uniform retrieval system for educational, medical, or demographic information on blind and visually handicapped students. To collect information on the current state of educational services for school-age visually handicapped children and youth would be virtually impossible. Agencies responsible for coordinating educational services for the visually handicapped are making little use of technology designed to assist in collecting, storing, or retrieving information. However, many state mandates now require more careful accounting for services.


1988 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.E. Bishop

Functional vision evaluations are appropriate components of the special assessments for visually handicapped children and youth. The best procedures are sometimes difficult to select, however, because of the wide range in age, ability, and visual status of the subjects. This paper offers an organized approach to performing functional vision evaluations by clarifying the types of data collection and by suggesting protocols for three broad categories of subjects: “normal” visually handicapped students of school age, “normal” preschool visually handicapped children, and multiply handicapped/visually handicapped pupils. Infants with visual impairments are classified with multiply handicapped children, since the procedures for evaluation are similar.


1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Cheri L. Florance ◽  
Judith O’Keefe

A modification of the Paired-Stimuli Parent Program (Florance, 1977) was adapted for the treatment of articulatory errors of visually handicapped children. Blind high school students served as clinical aides. A discussion of treatment methodology, and the results of administrating the program to 32 children, including a two-year follow-up evaluation to measure permanence of behavior change, is presented.


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