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Download full textNational Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. Committee on the Interplay of Engineering with Biology and Medicine. – 1973
To stimulate research proposals, the report stresses the need for a comprehensive research and development program regarding sensory aids for the visually handicapped and describes 17 representative projects viewed as warranting immediate attention. The 17 projects are categorized in two different ways. In a brief summary section, projects are…
Descriptors: Blindness, Exceptional Child Research, Partial Vision, Program Development
Peer reviewedAdams, O. F., McCreery, Liz – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 1988
A project was developed which successfully taught individuals with visual impairments to read commercial large-print books, with either their own reading spectacles or with lower levels of magnification than usually prescribed. Over the course of the project, print sizes were systematically reduced and healthy reading habits were re-taught. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Large Type Materials, Low Vision Aids, Magnification Methods
