Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Children in India

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
T.B. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Prevalence Data ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
The Future ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

The author presents historical background and prevalence data on the population of visually impaired and blind children of India. The establishment of government-sponsored and private programs is discussed. Integrated education, research, and priorities for the future are also addressed.

The Effects of Distance and Intervening Obstacles on Visual Inference in Blind and Sighted Children

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann E. Bigelow
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Perceptual Experience ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
The Other ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Totally blind, visually impaired, and normally sighted children participated in a longitudinal study in which they were asked if an observer could see the toy they were holding from varying distances in three different tasks: (1) in front of the child with no intervening obstacles between the observer and the toy; (2) behind the child with the child's body as an intervening obstacle; (3) in front of the child with walls or furniture as intervening obstacles. Visually impaired and normally sighted children were given the tasks in both blindfold and nonblindfold conditions. The totally blind children mastered the tasks later than the other groups of children. The totally blind and visually impaired children in the blindfold condition made more mistakes in Tasks 1 and 2 when the observer was over 1 metre from them than when she was less than 1 metre from them. The totally blind children had more difficulty on Task 3 than the other children, and were the only children to make mistakes when walls were the intervening obstacles between the observer and the toy. The results suggest that blind children have difficulty understanding the effects of distance and intervening obstacles on vision and that their mistaken ideas may be based on analogies to their own perceptual experience.

Integrated Education in India: Benefits and Problems

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
R.S. Fazelbhoy
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Specialized Education ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

The author presents historical review of specialized education for blind and visually impaired children in India and addresses particularly the issue of mainstreaming these students into integrated settings. Data and discussion of rural education projects and teacher training programs are outlined. Suggestions for further development for identifying and educating blind and visually impaired children conclude the paper.

Educating Blind and Visually Impaired Children in Western Australia

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
M. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
The State ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Equal Education ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

The vastness of Western Australia presents special problems for the provision of equal education to blind and visually impaired children who are mainstreamed in schools throughout the state, especially those who are in underpopulated areas. This article describes the history of education of blind and visually impaired people in the state, culminating in the granting of integrated education in the 1970s and the subsequent effects of mainstreaming. It also discusses the special problems of itinerant teachers, who often travel hundreds of miles, by car, and airplane, to see one student.

MORE TEACHERS OF BRAILLE NEEDED

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. A123-A123
Author(s):  
Student
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Severe Shortage ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

[There is] a severe shortage of teachers certified to instruct blind and visually impaired children. Increasing the number of teachers is one way to improve the braille skills of blind youngsters.

scholarly journals Balance and motor coordination are not fully developed in 7 years old blind children

2004 ◽  
Vol 62 (3a) ◽  
pp. 654-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Sanchez Navarro ◽  
Marcia Maiumi Fukujima ◽  
Sissy Veloso Fontes ◽  
Sandro Luiz de Andrade Matas ◽  
Gilmar Fernandes do Prado
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Psychomotor Development ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Spatial Parameters ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Visually impaired children show difficulties in recognizing their own bodies, objects around then and the spatial parameters that are essential for independent movement. This study analyzes the neuro-psychomotor development of a group of congenitally visually impaired children as compared to children with normal sight. We have evaluated two groups of seven-year-olds by means of neurological evolution examination (NEE). The group studied comprised 20 blind children and the control group comprised 20 children with normal sight, and they were paired up according to age and gender. In some tests, the blind children were guided by touch. The visually impaired children performed worse in tests evaluating balance and appendage coordination compared to normal sighted children (p< 0.001), and this suggests that visual deficiency impairs children's neuro-psychomotor development.

scholarly journals Autistic-Like Features in Visually Impaired Children: A Review of Literature and Directions for Future Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Molinaro ◽  
Serena Micheletti ◽  
Andrea Rossi ◽  
Filippo Gitti ◽  
Jessica Galli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Impression ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Current State ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

There remains great interest in understanding the relationship between visual impairment (VI) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) due to the extraordinarily high prevalence of ASD in blind and visually impaired children. The broad variability across individuals and assessment methodologies have made it difficult to understand whether autistic-like symptoms shown by some children with VI might reflect the influence of the visual deficit, or represent a primary neurodevelopmental condition that occurs independently of the VI itself. In the absence of a valid methodology adapted for the visually impaired population, diagnosis of ASD in children with VI is often based on non-objective clinical impression, with inconclusive prevalence data. In this review, we discuss the current state of knowledge and suggest directions for future research.

Services to Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Adults: Who is Responsible?

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 368-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L. Harrell ◽  
S.A. Curry
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Acting In Concert ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Quality education and rehabilitation programs for blind and visually impaired individuals may be threatened by the philosophy of service to disabled people currently prevailing at the federal level. This philosophy would treat blind and visually impaired persons as though their needs were the same as those of other handicapped persons. In fact, sometimes the needs coincide; sometimes they do not. Proper service delivery can be ensured only by understanding this philosophy, becoming aware of its subtle and overt impact on programs for people with visual impairments, and acting in concert with others who have similar concerns.

Intelligence Profiles of Low Vision and Blind Children

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Groenveld ◽  
J.E. Jan
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Response Pattern ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children ◽  
Consistent Response

This article reports on an analysis of the WISC-R and WPPSI profiles of 118 visually impaired children without additional neurological problems. A consistent response pattern on the Wechsler batteries emerged, suggesting that the verbal as well as the performance tests can provide useful assessment information.

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