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Book Review: Educating Children with Complex Conditions: Understanding Overlapping and Co-existing Developmental Disorders, 1st edn: Winand H. Dittrich and Rona Tutt SAGE Publications, 2008, 114pp. ISBN 978-1-84787-317-0, {pound}62.00 (hbk); 978-1-84787-318-7, {pound}20.99 (pbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jones, I. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Exploring the musical interests and abilities of blind and partially sighted children and young people with Retinopathy of PrematurityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explores the musical interests and talents of children and young people who are blind or partially sighted as a result of retinopathy of prematurity (RoP). The results from questionnaires completed by 37 parents were analysed using methods drawn from Ockelford et al.’s (2006) study of the musical interests and abilities of children with septo-optic dysplasia (SOD). The findings suggest that music plays a significant part in the lives of children with RoP and these children may display above typical music ability. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Matawa, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Network 1000 Scotland: A report on the opinions and circumstances of blind and partially sighted people in ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The report provides an insight into the views, experiences and needs of blind and partially sighted people in Scotland, helping to inform Scottish policy. Direct interviews with 165 blind and partially sighted people in Scotland were undertaken by telephone. The interviews took place as part of a UK-wide data collection exercise in 2006 (Douglas et al., 2006). A range of findings were produced: 52 per cent of the population lived alone; 10 per cent of the population did not know the name of their eye condition; only 25 per cent of the working-age population were in employment; 70 per cent of the population reported having ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Cairns, C., Herriotts, P., Douglas, G., Corcoran, C., Pavey, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Tactual Profile: Development of a procedure to assess the tactual functioning of children who are blindEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Tactual Profile assesses tactual functioning of children with severe visual impairments between 0 and 16 years of age. The Tactual Profile consists of 430 items, measuring tactile skills required for performing everyday tasks at home and in school. Items are graded according to age level and divided into three domains: tactual sensory, tactual motor and tactual perceptual. The development of the instrument is described and the psychometric properties that were studied reported. Most items had an acceptable difficulty level, and test—retest reliability proved to be good. The analyses for the construct validity sho...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Withagen, A., Vervloed, M. P.J., Janssen, N. M., Knoors, H., Verhoeven, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Activity-based intervention for multiple-disabled visually impaired peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The article describes assessment, planning and training for people with multiple disabilities and visual impairment (MDVI). The ImPAct MDVI project, an EU Comenius programme, addressed concerns expressed by teachers of children and young people with MDVI as to how they are expected to integrate the diverse curriculum elements and particular skills they have been taught into a meaningful educational process. The aim of the project was to develop a holistic teaching approach, based on activities, participation and involvement in real life situations, aiming at involving people with MDVI in their social and physical context. ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Magne Tellevik, J., Elmerskog, B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Auditory discriminations of typographic attributes of documents by students with blindnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The general purpose of the present study was to test the effectiveness of various psycho-acoustic manipulations for the understanding of specific information (typographic attributes such as bold and italic) which was included in texts by individuals with and without blindness. Thirty blind and thirty sighted students participated and were asked to distinguish a number of controlled conditions of auditory components, as well as to express their preferences and opinions on the prosody of the selected acoustic features (pitch, volume and speed of the synthetic speech). Findings indicated that there were significant interactio...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Argyropoulos, V. S., Sideridis, G. D., Kouroupetroglou, G., Xydas, G. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Mccall, S., McLinden, M., Douglas, G. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: Cortical Visual Impairment: An Approach to Assessment and Intervention C. Roman-Lantzy New York: AFB Press, 2007, 185pp. ISBN 978 0 89128 829 9, $49.94 (pbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Wright, R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

From novice to expert: an investigation into the professional development of Rehabilitation Workers through a study of practice in technical rehabilitation interventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using the five-stage model of skill acquisition originally proposed by Dreyfus and Dreyfus (1986), this study investigates the professional development of Rehabilitation Workers (RWs) in the UK through analysis of their practice in training people with a vision impairment in the area of orientation and mobility. From interviews with RWs a clearer picture has emerged of the lack of professional development opportunities and the access to the knowledge of others required to facilitate progression from Novice to Expert in this specialized profession. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Dodgson, A., Mccall, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Testing the effectiveness of a tactile signal to deliver navigation information while the participant's attention is otherwise engagedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports on a pilot study conducted with sighted and visually impaired participants, which sought to determine how effective a vibro-tactile interface would be in eliciting a physical response from a human user, if the user's conscious attention were diverted by a complex audio/verbal task. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Gustafson-Pearce, O., Billett, E., Cecelja, F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Psychosocial adjustment in age related macular degenerationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes longitudinally the psychosocial adjustment to visual impairment of patients with age related macular degeneration (AMD). As part of a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT), the present study design consisted of the use of prospective qualitative diaries completed over 12 months by patients with AMD who were newly referred to a low vision clinic. Out of the patients recruited (n = 226), the completion rate of a full set of four diaries (n = 37) and one three-month diary (n = 194) was very good. Vision related to daily life in patients with AMD appears to decline over 12 months with limited psychoso...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Stanford, P., Waterman, H., Russell, W. B., Harper, R. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Factors affecting the reading media used by visually impaired adultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports the results of a research project involving 100 people with visual impairment. The participants were interviewed and asked to fill in a questionnaire to gather data on use of different reading media and the training in use of reading media, as well as age, gender, age of onset of visual impairment, education, and place of residence. We also explored participant perceived advantages and disadvantages of the various reading media, and the perceived suitability of each reading medium for daily, educational, and professional tasks. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Goudiras, D. B., Papadopoulos, K. S., Koutsoklenis, A. Ch., Papageorgiou, V. E., Stergiou, M. S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

An exploratory qualitative study of equity and the social care needs of visually impaired older people in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the findings of a small study of the ways in which social care practitioners describe their assessment practice with visually impaired older people in England. The study interviewed 14 social care staff in three local authorities that had different organizational arrangements for assessments. Using a vignette method, the study explored staff's definitions of social care needs. Possible differences between the practice of specialists in visual impairment and those who were not working or trained specifically in the area of visual impairment are explored, as is the context of policy assessments for soc...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Charles, N., Manthorpe, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Douglas, G., McCall, S., McLinden, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: Housing for People with Sight Loss. A Thomas Pocklington Trust Design Guide Bracknell: IHS BRE Press, 2008 ISBN 978 1 84806 029 6, {pound}40 (pbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Suttie, A. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: Space and Sense Susanna Millar Hove: Psychology Press, 2008 ISBN 978 1 84169 525 9, {pound}29.95 (hbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tobin, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Including visually impaired students in physical education lessons: a case study of teacher and pupil experiencesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Following recent education policy and curriculum changes in England, the notion of inclusion of children with special educational needs in physical education has increasingly become a topic of research interest and concern. It was the aim of this study to explore personal experiences and perspectives of inclusion in physical education. To this end this study used a series of interviews and observations with a visually impaired (blind) pupil, a physical education teacher and a learning support assistant at a school for children with moderate learning difficulties. The findings highlighted four significant areas of impact: t...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Herold, F., Dandolo, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A wayfinding pilot study: the use of the Intelligent Public Vehicle by people with visual impairmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This pilot study on wayfinding for people with visual impairments concerns the viability of the Individual Public Vehicle (IPV). The results showed that the participants positively evaluated this new wayfinding aid because it requires little attention and little physical effort, and gives satisfaction. Moreover, as far as identifying the location of the IPV is concerned, an auditory message activated by users is judged less stressful. The IPV seems to be adapted to safe travel. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Neuville, E., Izaute, M., Trassoudaine, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Spelling performance of visually impaired adultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Visual processes undoubtedly play an important role in print reading as well as in spelling. In the present study we intend to compare the spelling performance of visually impaired individuals (both individuals who are blind and individuals with low vision) with that of their fully sighted peers. An analysis of errors (misspelled words and spelling mistakes) was conducted. The influence of certain factors — such as gender, age, educational level and the most common medium of reading — over spelling performance was also assessed. Our results suggest that the severity of the visual disability appears to have a ne...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Papadopoulos, K. S., Arvaniti, E. K., Dimitriadi, D. I., Gkoutsioudi, V. G., Zantali, C. I. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Trait anxiety among Japanese massage practitioners with visual impairment: what is required in Japanese rehabilitation education?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This questionnaire-based study of Japanese massage practitioners with visual impairment (n = 155, 126 males, 29 females, mean age = 41 years) found that measures of self-repression, helplessness and `daily hassles' were positively correlated to measures of trait anxiety. Also, trait anxiety was negatively associated with measures of self-esteem and perceived emotional support. Participants with moderate visual impairment (able to read print) showed significantly higher trait anxiety than those with severe visual impairment (those who read braille). Moreover, compared to sighted people in other medical professions, the part...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Donoyama, N., Munakata, T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Visual acuity impairment and vision-related quality of life: the Barbados Eye StudiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report assessed the impact of visual impairment in a subset of the African-origin participants of the population-based Barbados Eye Studies, using the US National Eye Institute's 25-item Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25). Visual impairment was associated with significantly (P ≤ 0.01) lower VFQ scores in multidimensional aspects of vision-related quality of life (QOL), including vision-related activities and psychosocial functioning. Adjusted mean composite scores were 12 points (95% confidence interval: 9.5, 14.5) and 31 points (26.7, 34.6) lower for low vision and blindness, respectively, compared with...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Wu, S.-Y., Nemesure, B., Hennis, A., Leske, M. C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Douglas, G., Mccall, S., Mclinden, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: The Low Vision Handbook for Eyecare Professionals, 2nd edn Barbara Brown SLACK Incorporated, 2007, 208pp. ISBN 978 1556427954, $36.90 (pbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Macdonald, E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Knitting in the dark: narratives about the experience of sight loss in a counselling contextEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report seeks to demonstrate how the telling of stories both within a counselling and research setting enables people to reconnect with strengths and abilities that `enable' rather than `disable' and how, by resisting disabling practices and medical models of understanding, people can find new ways of identifying themselves outside the labels of `visually impaired' and `blind'. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Dale, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Motivating visually impaired and deaf-blind people to perform regular physical exercisesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this study was to examine the different ways in which visually impaired and deaf-blind people can be motivated to perform regular physical exercises through the use of a physical training programme. The programme was designed for visually impaired and deaf-blind people with the aim of reducing their most common physical problems: those of balance, posture, coordination, tense neck and shoulder muscles, and loss of spinal rotation and reciprocal arm swing. Twenty-seven participants (23 visually impaired, 4 deaf-blind; mean age 54 years, range 31 to 75) participated in a 5—6 week physical training programme ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Surakka, A., Kivela, T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Support for children with a visual impairment in Northern Ireland: the role of the rehabilitation workerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports findings from one aspect of a large scale research project funded by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, to investigate the mobility, independence and life skills education available to children and young people with a visual impairment between 0 and 19 years of age in Northern Ireland (NI). Here the focus is on the nature of the support provided by rehabilitation workers for this age group. A mixed method approach (questionnaire survey, focus group and one-to-one interviews) was utilized to triangulate the findings. Whereas the results show that ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Gray, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Effects of prior experience in raised line materials and prior visual experience in length estimations by blind peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this research was to examine the role of expertise (as a result of previous training) in the use of raised line materials, and of visual experience by blind adults (congenitally, early and late blind), by means of tasks involving size estimation of common objects and length estimation. Results showed that, depending on the size of the objects, most participants were more successful in size estimations of common objects than in length estimations. They also showed an effect of visual experience in common object size estimation and an effect of expertise in length estimation. The results on length estimation s...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Dulin, D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 11, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Mccall, S., Mclinden, M., Douglas, G. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Transition into adulthood and work -- findings from Network 1000Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article draws upon data from a large scale project called 'Network 1000'. Network 1000 seeks to survey the changing needs and opinions of visually impaired adults. Data have been collected from 1007 visually impaired people across Great Britain. This analysis focuses upon a sub-sample of approximately 250 adults aged between 18 and 42 years. In all cases, the onset of these participants' visual impairment was during childhood (i.e. under 17 years of age). The analysis presents data in relation to their education and employment, and reflects upon the factors that ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Pavey, S., Douglas, G., Corcoran, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Post-16 and post-18 transitions of young people with visual impairment in WalesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article gives an overview of a three-year qualitative study following the transition pathways of one blind and four partially sighted young people in Wales, beginning with the transition from compulsory to post-compulsory education at the age of 16. The study highlighted the inequity in provision for young people who remain in school sixth forms compared to those who enter a mainstream college of further education. It emphasized the key role played by the qualified teacher of the visually impaired during and after transition. Weaknesses in the process model of po...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Keil, S., Crews, N. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A novel method of notification to profile childhood visual impairment in Scotland to meet the needs of children with visual impairmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study is to pilot a new notification system for children with visual impairment (VI) and describe the initial summary findings. A system of notification of children in Scotland with VI was established. Information concerning this system was distributed to professionals working with visually impaired children to forward to parents. Parents, teachers and health professionals were all encouraged to notify children with VI. 975 families with children with (VI) were notified and received information and support from Visual Impairment Scotland (VIS). For...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Ravenscroft, J., Blaikie, A., Macewen, C., O'Hare, A., Creswell, L., Dutton, G. N. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Psychological characteristics of children with visual impairments: learning, memory and imageryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The performance of children (and sometimes adults) with visual impairments (VI) on a range of tasks that reflect learning, memory and mental imagery is considered in this article. Sometimes the evidence suggests that there are impairments in performance in comparison with typically developing children with vision, and sometimes some advantages emerge. The author's aim is to describe some of her own and others' findings and explore what they tell us about the cognitive characteristics of such children, so that progress with practical interventions can be advanced throu...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Pring, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Social inclusion: meeting the socio-emotional needs of children with vision needsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To meet the socio-emotional needs of children with vision impairment, it is important that professionals involved have a good understanding of these needs and are able to interpret children's behaviours. Professionals also need to create contexts that promote social inclusion alongside academic achievement. This is a continuous challenge for professionals but it is crucial both for children's development and for ensuring effective inclusive practices. In this article, research and practice are brought together to explore the needs of children with vision impairment in the area of socio-emotional development and inclusion, ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Roe, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Social inclusion: meeting the socio-emotional needs of children with vision needsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To meet the socio-emotional needs of children with vision impairment, it is important that professionals involved have a good understanding of these needs and are able to interpret children's behaviours. Professionals also need to create contexts that promote social inclusion alongside academic achievement. This is a continuous challenge for professionals but it is crucial both for children's development and for ensuring effective inclusive practices. In this article, research and practice are brought together to explore the needs of children with vision impairment in the ...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Roe, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Social identity, autism and visual impairment (VI) in the early yearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article explores how visual impairment might impact on early social and emotional development including self-awareness and communication with others. Some children show a 'developmental setback' and other worrying developmental trajectories in the early years, including autistic related behaviours and autistic spectrum disorders. Research is beginning to reveal the risk factors and most vulnerable processes in the early years, including in social communication, joint attention and joint referencing. The new Developmental Journal for Visually Impaired Babies and Children draws on the research to date and provides a new...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Dale, N., Salt, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Visual impairment and the creative process: proposals for the digital age: Edited version of keynote lecture, Mary Kitzinger Trust Conference, 2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Carey, K. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Information: a new paradigm for research into our understanding of blindness?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
'Information' is proposed as an over-arching concept to guide researchers as they seek to investigate the educational, psychological, social and other challenges posed by blindness. Examples from published research reports and from commonly observed behavioural phenomena at various stages of the individual's development are invoked to support the case that all delays and barriers experienced by blind people have as their causation the lack, the inadequacy or the inaccessibility of information. The notion of information is rarely explicitly referred to in research repo...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tobin, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Special Issue on Children and Young People with Visual Impairment: Identity, Interaction and Inclusion: Mary Kitzinger Conference July 2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - April 16, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Salt, A., Dale, N., on behalf of The Editors Of The Special Issue (Alison Salt, Naomi Dale, Olga Miller and Sue Keil) Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: Real Lives: Personal and Photographic Perspectives on Albinism Archie W. N. Roy and Robin Mackenzie Spinks Glasgow: Albinism Fellowship, 2005: ISBN 0 9550344 0 X. {pound}20.00 (pbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Lynch, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: A Parents' Guide to Special Education for Children with Visual Impairments: Edited by Susan LaVenture New York: AFB Press, 2007 ISBN 0 89128 892 9 (pbk) ISBN 0 89128 893 7 (ascii disk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sugden, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Insights from six blind Australian womenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents information from an oral history research project on the lives of six senior congenitally blind Australian women, each of whom has contributed in various important ways to contemporary Australian society. The article provides a discussion of: (a) ways in which the women perceive themselves, their family and community connections throughout their life spans; and (b) the important contributions they have made during their lives to date. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Gentle, F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The writing of braille: hand, finger, and frequency effects on error and accuracy patternsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article analyzes a corpus of 1,600 naturally occurring brailling errors made by one expert braillist to discover patterns of error and accuracy. It was found that, for this braillist, more errors were made with more frequently-occurring characters, the right (dominant) hand was more accurate than the left and that individual fingers contributed in different ways to error patterns. For this braillist, additions and deletions of dots tended to result in more symmetrical patterns of dots within cells. As more data are gathered from a wider range of subjects, it might be possible to determine what kinds of error and accur...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Wells-Jensen, S., Gosche, B., Burke, S. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Combining verbal information and a tactile guidance surface: the most efficient way to guide people with visual impairment in transport stations?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports on an experiment conducted in a complex underground station with 33 participants (13 blind and 20 partially sighted) who used an infrared verbal guidance system in combination with a tactile guidance surface system and 32 participants (14 blind and 18 partially sighted) who used an infrared verbal guidance system alone. Performance of the participants was assessed by the time taken to complete the trip and the number of pauses they made. Feedback from the participants was also recorded. The results showed that the use of the two guidance devices together led to a decrease in the time needed to complete...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Marin-Lamellet, C., Aymond, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Safeguarding the needs of children with a visual impairment in non-VI special schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents research investigating the match of children's needs against provision in the context of the increasing use of non-VI designated and non-specialist forms of provision. The data suggest that despite a lack of access to training, either through award bearing or long courses, teachers' confidence and feelings of competence may be quite high (although not as high as for other disability areas). Teachers' levels of confidence in relation to different aspects of the teaching task are also consistent with limited knowledge of the implications of a visual impairment on providing children with appropriate lear...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Porter, J., Lacey, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Communication in the early stage of language development in children with CHARGE syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CHARGE syndrome is characterized by multiple physical abnormalities, and impaired vision and hearing. In this pilot study, communication in the early stage of language development in three one- to eight-year-old children with CHARGE syndrome was explored using video recorded free-play interaction sessions and a parental questionnaire. The children mainly used gestures, but also vocalization and some signs. According to methods based on the Tait Video Analysis (2003) and the Communicative Intention Inventory (Coggins and Carpenter, 1981), the children used shared attention with their mothers most of the time, with initiatio...
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Peltokorpi, S., Huttunen, K. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Patient profile and management in advanced glaucomaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Special care pathways are required in advanced glaucoma taking into account co-existent morbidity, disease education and compliance. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Wallace, E. J., Paterson, H., Miller, S., Sinclair, A., Sanders, R., Hinds, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - December 11, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Mccall, S., Mclinden, M., Douglas, G. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book Review: Aging and Vision Loss. A Handbook for Families Alberta L. Orr and Priscilla A. Rogers New York: AFB Press, 2006, 240 pp. ISBN 0 89128 809 0. $19.95 (pbk)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 29, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Paterson, H. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

VIEW National Conference 2007: Working with Children with Visual Impairment Challenge and OpportunityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 29, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Boys, N. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Helping children with visual impairment develop humour: a review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article recommends that children with visual impairment be explicitly taught about humour in order to facilitate more active inclusion in the pleasurable pursuits of their social cohort. Research on stages of humour development in children is discussed, and those characteristics and processes that assist the learning process in children with visual impairment are highlighted. Techniques for the six major aspects of instruction in humour are described, along with strategies for addressing challenges faced by children with visual impairment in their efforts to appreciate humour. (Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment)
Source: British Journal of Visual Impairment - August 29, 2007 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Pagliano, P. J., Zambone, A. M., Kelley, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals