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Strawbridge, Leigh A.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
The article describes a training program which effectively taught a profoundly retarded and blind nine-year-old boy to use a walker. One year follow-up indicated maintenance of treatment gains. Ambulation training was correlated with a significant reduction in stereotypic behavior. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Blindness, Case Studies, Children
Harley, Randall K.; And Others – New Outlook for the Blind, 1975
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Multiple Disabilities
Peer reviewedHarley, Randall K.; Merbler, John B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
To test a programed instruction in orientation and mobility, 44 multiply impaired low vision children and young adults (ages 5 to 28) were instructed over a six-week period. Instruction was in the areas of motor development, sensory training, concept development, and mobility skills. The experimental group using the materials showed significant…
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Exceptional Child Research, Field Tests
Download full textAmerican Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 1962
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS CONCERNING RESEARCH WITH THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED ARE CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN--"SELECTED IMPAIRMENTS BY ETIOLOGY AND ACTIVITY LIMITATION, UNITED STATES, JULY 1959-JUNE 1961,""AN EXPERIMENT USING REVISED STIMULUS PRESENTATION" BY S. KARP, "EXPERIMENTS IN TACTUAL PERCEPTION" BY S. KARP, "A STUDY OF BRAILLE CODE REVISIONS" BY…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Blindness, Braille
American Association of Instructors of the Blind, Washington, DC. – 1966
THE THEME OF THE CONVENTION WAS "RESEARCH--KEY TO PROGRESS," AND PAPERS WERE DELIVERED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS (1) RESEARCH ON THE TEACHING OF READING AND IMPROVING READING SKILLS, (2) RESEARCH ON INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AND ORIENTATION, MOBILITY, AND TRAVEL, (3) RESEARCH ON THE CHILD WITH LIMITED BUT USEFUL VISION, (4) RESEARCH ON THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Braille, Children
