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Siegel, S. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article describes the Rehabilitation Teachers Division of Migdal Or, an Israeli rehabilitation agency. It discusses the division's history, structure, features, and adaptations from other programs to the needs and cultures of blind and visually impaired people in Israel. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Blindness, Foreign Countries, Private Agencies

Heikkila, M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
A program of the Finnish Central Federation of the Visually Handicapped is described. The program's aim is to provide and develop teaching materials and instructional methods to help persons who lost their eyesight as adults to learn braille. Discussed are personal tutoring, correspondence studying, regional courses, and program plans. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Foreign Countries

Goergen, E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
The article presents an overview of the blind and visually impaired population in Switzerland and the services provided to them. In general, Switzerland has been slower than the United States and the Scandinavian countries to develop new programs for this population. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Klee, K.; Klee, R. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The Christoffel-Blindenmission helps support 26 schools, centers, and rehabilitation programs for individuals with visual impairments in South America. This article discusses the organization's limited use of foreign specialists to discourage overdependency on the agency and to encourage local personnel to establish their own programs. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Developing Nations, Empowerment, Foreign Countries

Fazelbhoy, R. S. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
The article presents an historical review of specialized education for blind and visually impaired children in India and specifically addresses the issue of mainstreaming these students into integrated settings. Data and discussion of rural education projects and teacher training programs are outlined. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Educational History, Foreign Countries

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

Hall, A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The paper describes issues involved in a project to assist providers of services for the visually impaired to plan and initiate programs directed toward Nepal's low vision population. Discussed are demographic factors; organization of prevention, education, and rehabilitation programs; development of a systematic and coordinated national plan; and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Partial Vision

Esteras, M. J. C. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
A school administrator discusses programs and policies of special education in the Philippines, outlining the Bureau of Elementary Education's role in developing services for blind and visually impaired children. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education

Neustadt-Noy, N. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The paper contrasts the traditional model of referral for rehabilitation services for blind and visually impaired persons in Israel with a new model--the rehabilitation information station, which links administrative, social, medical, and functional rehabilitation and results in faster receipt of services and increased ophthalmologists' awareness…
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Medical Services

Ooi, G. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The article traces the experiences of the Malaysian Association for the Blind in developing rehabilitation services for rural blind persons. It explains the rationale for a community-based approach to rehabilitation and concludes that center-based and community-based approaches to rehabilitation complement each other in bringing services to rural…
Descriptors: Blindness, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations

Bowden, J.; Thorburn, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article discusses mainstreaming of a student (age five) with physical, intellectual, visual, and suspected auditory impairments in her neighborhood school in Auckland, New Zealand. Comments of the people involved in the program, including the principal, teachers, teacher's aide, family members, and fellow pupils are reported; and the success…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Multiple Disabilities

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

Holdsworth, J. K.; Winkley, B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
Establishing community-based rehabilitation projects for visually impaired populations in developing countries in the South Pacific presents challenges in communication, logistics, security, and other factors. Program development must consider differences in geography, population distribution, resources, cultural and religious values, and needs.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries

Singh, T. B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
The article presents historical background and prevalence data on the population of visually impaired and blind children of India. The establishment of government sponsored and private programs is discussed. Integrated education, research, and priorities for the future are also addressed. (Author)
Descriptors: Blindness, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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