Download or read book My dog is blind but lives life to the full written by Nicole Horsky and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable book sympathetically shows the owner of a blind dog that their loyal friend can still have the same zest for and enjoyment of life. With love and careful thought, you and your dog can help each other find new or adapted ways to live happily together.
Download or read book Physical Education and Sports for People with Visual Impairments and Deafblindness written by Lauren J. Lieberman and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2013 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From three prominent educators and athletes comes this important new sourcebook on teaching the skills that will enable both children and adults with visual impairments and deafblindness to participate in physical education, recreation, sports, and lifelong health and fitness activities.Physical Education and Sports for People with Visual Impairments and Deafblindness includes methods of modifying physical skills instruction; techniques for adapting sports and other physical activities; teaching methods and curriculum points for physical skills instruction throughout the lifespan; and information about sports and related activities, providing rules, adaptations, and information about competition options. It is an ideal manual for physical educators, adapted physical education specialists, teachers of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility specialists, occupational and recreational therapists, and anyone else interested in sports and recreation for persons who are visually impaired or deafblind.
Download or read book Living with Blind Dogs written by Caroline D. Levin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Living with Blind Dogs', now in its second edition, is the only published resource book on this topic. It embodies helpful hints from dozens of blind-dog owners, as well as years of ophthalmic nursing, veterinary, and dog training experiences. Both the veterinary community and dog owners alike continue to praise this text, in which Levin successfully answers the common question: "What do I do now?"
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 241 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 Learning to Listen listening to Learn written by Lizbeth A. Barclay and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2011 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses "the systematic development of skills in listening for and interpreting auditory information. Listening skills are a crucial but often-overlooked area of instruction for children who are visually impaired and may have multiple disabilities; they relate to the expanded core curriculum for students and are essential to literacy, independent travel, and sensory and cognitive development."--AFB website
Download or read book Living and Learning with Blind Children written by Felicity Harrison and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blind and visually impaired children experience the world in unique ways. To help them learn and develop, parents and teachers need to understand how such children relate to their environment. The authors offer practical strategies for encouraging the blind child's development and interaction. Paper edition (7700-5), $17.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Gray Pancakes and Gold Horses written by Kenneth Jernigan and published by . This book was released on 1998-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Members of the National Federation of the Blind discuss various aspects of being blind. An attorney writes about the importance of learning about body language and others describe how their "educated fingers" make them adept at skills such as sewing.
Download or read book Adjustment and Prevocational Training for the Blind written by and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ECC Essentials written by Carol B. Allman and published by . This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ECC Essentials: Teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum to Students with Visual Impairments is the first comprehensive book for teachers of students with visual impairments to focus on the nine areas of the ECC that encompass the unique skills children and adolescents with visual impairments need to learn in order to access the core educational curriculum and become independent individuals, by providing the rationale, suggestions, and strategies necessary to implement instruction. The nine areas include compensatory access, sensory efficiency, assistive technology, orientation and mobility, independent living, social interaction, recreation and leisure, career education, and self-determination. ECC Essentials helps teachers manage time efficiently and effectively; work with students of different ages and ability levels; collaborate with parents and other members of the educational team; conduct assessments; align instruction with state standards and the general education core curriculum; and maximize planning effectiveness. The book includes learning activities that combine several areas of the ECC; information about additional resources; specific guidelines and strategies for teaching each of the nine areas of the ECC. ECC Essentials provides teachers with a road map for helping their students achieve success in school and in life.
Download or read book Traveling Blind written by Susan Krieger and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRAVELING BLIND is a deeply reflective description of coming to terms with lack of sight. It reveals the invisible work of navigating with a guide dog while learning to perceive the world in new ways. The author travels with Teela, her lively "golden dog," through airports, city streets, and Southwest desert landscapes, exploring these surroundings with changed sight.
Download or read book Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired written by Paul E. Ponchillia and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 1996 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the background on the history and development of rehabilitation teaching and provides practical information and instructional strategies. Proven techniques are described for working with individuals with adventitious or congenital visual impairments, as well as strategies for teaching basic living skills. Included are chapters on each of the skill areas taught by rehabilitation teachers; detailed, step-by-step lesson plans for specific skills in each area; and valuable sample forms for assessing and planning the needs and course of instruction for new clients.
Download or read book Blind Devotion written by Cathy Symons and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millions of people their pet is a beloved member of the family. For these people the loss of a pet's vision can be especially difficult. Blind Devotion is a book these people can turn to. The author connects with her audience by sharing a touching, warm story of her own blind pug dog. Cathy Symons uses her vast experience as a veterinary technician and canine rehabilitation practitioner to offer advice on caring for a blind dog and enhancing their lives through environmental enrichment vital to maintaining a joyful life. Ms. Symons educates the reader on what it means to be blind, how to keep your pet safe, how to stimulate other senses, making life enjoyable for your pet and developing new commands. The author also discusses difficult topics such as quality of life, commitment, anxiety, enucleation, and addressing owner emotions. By sharing her story the author offers reassurance and guidance, shares ideas, and gives hope. Blind Devotion Enhancing the Lives of Blind and Visually Impaired Dogs is also available as a video download. Search Amazon Videos for Blind Devotion.
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 Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility written by Yue-Ting Siu and published by APH Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility, the second edition of 2008's Assistive Technology for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment, uses clear language to describe the range of technology solutions that exists to facilitate low vision and nonvisual access to print and digital information. Part 1 gives teachers, professionals, and families an overview of current technologies including refreshable braille displays, screen readers, 3D printers, cloud computing, tactile media, and integrated development environments. Part 2 builds on this foundation, providing readers with a conceptual and practical framework to guide a comprehensive technology evaluation process. As did its predecessor, Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility is focused on giving people who are blind or visually impaired equal access to all activities of self-determined living, allowing them to be seamlessly integrated within their home, school, and work communities"--
Download or read book Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments written by Sharon Sacks and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2006 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book expands upon the knowledge base and provides a compendium of intervention strategies to support and enhance the acquisition of social skills and children and youths with visual impairments ... Part 1 ... addresses social skills from a first-person perspective. The second part ... examines how theory seeks to explain social development and influences assessment and practice ... Part 3, ties personal perspectives and theory to actual practice. Finally, Part 4 ... offers numerous examples and models for teaching social skills to students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabling conditions."--Introduction.
Download or read book My Dog is Blind written by Nicole Horsky and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can seem like the end of the world when the vet tells you that, sadly, your beloved dog is going blind; it’s natural to put yourself in their place and imagine how catastrophic this news would be ... But with life-changing events such as these, there’s one essential difference between the human and canine species: dogs won’t waste too much time feeling sorry for themselves, or asking “why me?” After taking stock, they will - with your help - adapt and get on with the joyful business of living. This invaluable book will sympathetically show the owner of the newly-blind, or already blind dog that their loyal friend is still the same, with the same zest for and enjoyment of life. With love and careful thought, you and your dog can get as much out of life as you always have, having fun and establishing an even closer bond as you help each other find new or adapted ways to live together.
Download or read book Guide Dogs for the Blind Their Selection Development and Training written by Clarence J. Pfaffenberger and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 1976 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
