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Pettit, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The Royal Blind Society of New South Wales sponsors a program called Sportskills Week in which individuals with visual impairments are provided opportunities to pursue goals common to the population as a whole. Sighted athletes who assist in the program take their expertise back to local communities to develop additional programs. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Athletics, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation

Davidson, T. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The history of services offered by the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind in Melbourne, Australia, is traced. Features of institute services include client involvement in vocational decision making, a variety of segregated and integrated services, and maintenance of a Tertiary Resource Service which produces study material for novel areas of…
Descriptors: Agencies, Blindness, Career Choice, Foreign Countries

Lovie-Kitchin, J. E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
A survey of the 12 major low vision clinics in Australia is reported, focusing on (1) patient characteristics; and (2) planning, organization, outreach, admission procedures, personnel, and services provided. Results showed that increased services were being provided to rural regions through satellite clinics or private optometric practices.…
Descriptors: Clinics, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Partial Vision

Dods, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article describes two programs, one in Australia and one in the United States, that teach people with diabetes and visual impairment to incorporate proper diets and exercise into their daily lives and thus to gain better control of their blood glucose levels. It also presents a basic model of an exercise regimen that clients can perform at…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Dietetics, Disease Control