A Survey of Parents of Children with Cortical or Cerebral Visual Impairment

Autor/inn/en	Jackel, Bernadette; Wilson, Michelle; Hartmann, Elizabeth
Titel	A Survey of Parents of Children with Cortical or Cerebral Visual Impairment
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 104 (2010) 10, S.613-623 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Visual Impairments; Rehabilitation Programs; Disability Identification; Parents; Brain; Neurological Impairments; Surveys; Family Involvement; Clinical Diagnosis; Student Needs; Parent Attitudes; Access to Education; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Eltern; Gehirn; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Elternverhalten; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Cortical or cerebral visual impairment (CVI) can result when the visual pathways and visual processing areas of the brain have been damaged. Children with CVI may have difficulty finding an object among other objects, viewing in the distance, orienting themselves in space, going from grass to pavement or other changes in surface, and copying letters for writing; have visual fatigue; and be unable to use auditory and visual modes together. Rehabilitation of children with CVI is critical. Early intervention has been shown to improve visual response in the vast majority of children with CVI. The most effective rehabilitation occurs when the parents and other family members are all involved in the rehabilitation program. This article summarizes the results of a survey of 80 parents of children with CVI regarding how a CVI diagnosis is received and supports that are provided after the diagnosis, the educational supports received by children with CVI, and the parents' perceptions of the supports that they and their children receive. (Contains 5 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10