PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON AID TO THE VISUALLY LIMITED (WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 24-25, 1966).

Autor/inn/en	MARGACH, CHARLES; und weitere
Institution	American Optometric Association, St. Louis, MO.
Titel	PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON AID TO THE VISUALLY LIMITED (WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 24-25, 1966).
Quelle	(1966), (196 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Blindness; Braille; Child Development; Codification; Community Programs; Electromechanical Aids; Etiology; Exceptional Child Services; Federal Legislation; Federal Programs; Financial Services; Identification; Job Placement; Large Type Materials; Medical Services; Ophthalmology; Partial Vision; Prevention; Research Needs; Sensory Aids; Sheltered Workshops; Social Services; Statistical Surveys; Visual Impairments; Visual Perception; Vocational Rehabilitation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Blindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Ätiologie; Bundesrecht; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Arbeitsmaterial; Arzt; Augenheilkunde; Sehbehinderung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Forschungsbedarf; Sinnesreiz; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Statistische Erhebung; Visual handicap; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Berufliche Rehabilitation
Abstract	THIS CONFERENCE WAS CALLED TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. THE PROBLEMS OF IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE VISUALLY LIMITED WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT IN VOCATIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ARE CONSIDERED. PAPERS ON SERVING THE VISUAL NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY LIMITED DESCRIBE OCULAR PATHOLOGIES, VISION CARE, DEGREE OF VISION RELATED TO VOCATION, AND NONVISUAL READING DEVICES. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS, LARGE PRINT BOOKS, AND COMMUNITY AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS OF ASSISTANCE. INFORMATION ON PROBLEMS IN IDENTIFYING THE VISUALLY LIMITED IN A STATISTICAL SENSE AND ON METHODS OF COMMUNICATING SERVICES TO THEM IS INCLUDED. RESEARCH IN CLINICAL OPTOMETRY, PSYCHOLOGY OF THE USE OF LOW VISION AIDS, DEVELOPMENT OF SENSORY AIDS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE SERVICE ARE CONSIDERED, AND INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON CONTINUING FEDERAL PROGRAMS, VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION, AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE. QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS AT THE CONFERENCE ARE RECORDED. (KH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC