Download or read book Assessing the Needs of Visually Handicapped Students and Workers written by Zephania Matanga and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the practical, personal, social, economic and technical experiences of visually handicapped students and workers in Ontario schools and workplaces. The examination was based on the data generated from a series of semi-structured interviews with eleven visually impaired participants who have widely different educational and work experiences. The data from the interviews served as a basis for evaluating the appropriateness of current needs assessment tools and practices in Ontario and other jurisdictions. In order to reflect the above mentioned experiences accurately, a qualitative research paradigm, using a series of case studies, was chosen as the most appropriate strategy for investigation. A somewhat unusual feature of this approach was the opportunity it provided to explore in depth as well as in breadth the lives of the participants. In this case, the persons with visual impairments who provided the information to the study were treated as research partners. They had direct, timely, and meaningful input into the many and varied activities of this study in order to establish mutual trust, thereby enhancing the trustworthiness of the data. The results of this study indicated that there are clearly significant barriers for people with visual impairment in their educational, social and work lives. The kinds of inadequacies cited by the participants included problems with the availability of information in an accessible format and the psychological, technical, and academic preparedness of educators, employers and support staff to create a level playing field for students and workers with visual disabilities and their sighted counterparts. A somewhat surprising finding was that participants felt that both mainstream institutions and those institutions designed to provide education exclusively to persons with visual impairments had similar instructional and employment barriers. In the workplace, they were particularly concerned about the difficulties they had in work discussions because they were not given in accessible format the background material that sighted workers had. In classrooms, they were concerned about teachers who did not provide educational materials in accessible format in a timely manner. In addition, they had limited opportunities for interacting with the community at large both on the intellectual and social levels.
Download or read book Collaborative Assessment written by Stephen A. Goodman and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2003 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaborative Assessment is designed to help all professionals who work with visually impaired students understand the impact of visual impairment on assessing students' learning potential. Written by the expert assessment team at the California School for the Blind, this book focuses on evaluating students in a variety of areas, including psychology, speech and language, orientation and mobility, and technology, and provides a framework for developing a cooperative, interactive team of professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve accurate evaluation of the needs and strengths of students. School psychologists, speech and language pathologists, administrators, teachers, and parents will find this book invaluable. Includes helpful forms and checklists and annotated lists of assessments in each area.
Download or read book Assistive Technology for Students who are Blind Or Visually Impaired written by Ike Presley and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2008 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assistive technology is essential in today's world to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to participate fully in school, work, and life. But which assistive technology tools are right for your students? This comprehensive handbook is the essential resource for teachers of students with visual impairments, administrators, technology professionals, and anyone who needs to keep up with the ever-changing world of technology. Assistive Technology For Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment contains a wealth of technical information translated into clear, user-friendly terms, including: - An overview of the full range of assistive technology that students can use to manage information in print or electronic formats-whether they use vision, touch or hearing to access information - How to select appropriate tools and strategies - A structured process for conducting a technology assessment - Detailed assessment forms that can be used to determine students' technology needs and solutions to address them - Advice on writing up program recommendations based on assessment results - Reproducible, blank assessment forms
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Download or read book Visual Impairments written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-08-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When children and adults apply for disability benefits and claim that a visual impairment has limited their ability to function, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to determine their eligibility. To ensure that these determinations are made fairly and consistently, SSA has developed criteria for eligibility and a process for assessing each claimant against the criteria. Visual Impairments: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits examines SSA's methods of determining disability for people with visual impairments, recommends changes that could be made now to improve the process and the outcomes, and identifies research needed to develop improved methods for the future. The report assesses tests of visual function, including visual acuity and visual fields whether visual impairments could be measured directly through visual task performance or other means of assessing disability. These other means include job analysis databases, which include information on the importance of vision to job tasks or skills, and measures of health-related quality of life, which take a person-centered approach to assessing visual function testing of infants and children, which differs in important ways from standard adult tests.
Download or read book Program Planning and Evaluation for Blind and Visually Impaired Students written by Jack Hazekamp and published by AFB Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use resource manual that describes how to identify and assess unique educational needs, plan and provide services and instruction, and organize supporting services for students with visual impairments. Includes sources of funding and information on materials and equipment; appendixes; a glossary; an annotated bibliography; and a self-review guide.
Download or read book Program Assessment Guide for Public School Special Education Services to Visually Handicapped Students written by John D. Stager and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evals written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation of students with visual impairments is a complex, multi-faceted process of gathering information using appropriate tools & techniques. Informal evaluation should be considered an essential supplement to the use of formal measures and published instruments. In order to determine curricular focus and plan effective instructional programming for students, the staff must know a student's levels of functioning in all areas of academic and unique need. By conducting appropriate evaluations, students' specific needs related to accessing the general curriculum, as well as the areas identified in the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) can be identified. EVALS is a 5-part set which is contained in a convenient file box with a handle and snap tight buckle. It will include: Two books of evaluations for the ECC areas ; One book of evaluations for academic subject areas for Practical Academics and Basic Skills students ; Independent Living Skills Assessment and On-going Evaluation ; TAPS Comprehensive Assessment and On-going Evaluation. Many of the evaluations have been aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) -- Website.
Download or read book Visual Impairment written by Heather Mason and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book A Report to the Nation written by Anne Lesley Corn and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Report to the Nation documents the dramatic ongoing efforts of a vital coalition to achieve essential improvements in education for students with visual impairments. Detailing the accomplishments of more than 150 local schools, agencies, and vision-related organizations who have endorsed the eight goals of the National Agenda, and committed themselves to achieving these goals on the local and state levels, this book presents data and related essential materials designed to be invaluable tools for advocates working to improve educational services.
Download or read book Making It Work written by Carol Castellano and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Making It Work is destined to be the definitive guide for years to come on how to make the regular school education a successful experience for blind/visually impaired children. With chapters flowing logically and full of detailed, useful information, it will be an essential handbook for school staff, specialized service providers, and parents of blind/visually impaired children. This is an exquisite, enlightened guide for the education of blind/visually impaired children in the new millennium.” ~ Joe Cutter, Early Childhood O&M Specialist "With its scope, attention to detail, and skillful presentation of the larger issues involved in the education of students who are blind/visually impaired in regular school, Making It Work is a timely and most welcome resource for educational teams." ~ Missy Garber, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Download or read book Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
Download or read book The National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments Including Those with Multiple Disabilities written by Anne Lesley Corn and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result of a remarkable national effort to define essential educational services for students who are blind or visually impaired and may have additional disabilities, The National Agenda outlines eight critical goals and the ways to achieve them. This important blueprint includes strategies and key contact people focused on implementing each goal.
Download or read book Understanding Education for the Visually Impaired written by Ronél Ferreira and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contribution that this book makes to scholarship is regarded as ground-breaking, as it is based on recent research conducted with teachers on the ground-level, as well as on research and experiences of practitioners, gained over many years. In this volume, Understanding education for the visually impaired, the focus falls on understanding visual impairment within the South African context, more specifically on what the education of these learners entails. In addition to the contribution to existing literature in the fields of inclusive education and visual impairment, the publication has practical application value for teachers and practitioners who work with and support such learners.
Download or read book Psychoeducational Assessment of Visually Impaired and Blind Students written by Sharon Bradley-Johnson and published by Pro-Ed. This book was released on 1986 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foundations of Education Instructional strategies for teaching children and youths with visual impairments written by M. Cay Holbrook and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2000 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
