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Peer reviewedMorrissette, Diane L.; Goodrich, Gregory L. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1983
The Night Vision Aid (NVA) was evaluated to determine its effectiveness as an orientation and mobility aid for legally blind persons with night blindness. On the average, the NVA did not significantly improve the Ss' mobility at night; the majority of them preferred the Wide Angle Mobility Light. (CL)
Descriptors: Mobility Aids, Partial Vision, Sensory Aids, Visual Impairments
Download full textLuini, Eugene; Ryder, James – 1967
A peripatologist taught 102 blind and partially sighted individuals of all ages mobility and orientation techniques. Volunteers assisted with transportation, followup, consultation, and direct teaching of mobility. Over a 3-year period, the number of lessons per client varied from one to 86, and the number of hours spent by the instructor in…
Descriptors: Blindness, Children, Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research
Gray, P.G.; Todd, Jean E. – 1968
A random sample of registered blind people in England and Wales (5% of those aged 16 to 65 and 1.7% of those aged 65 to 79) was interviewed in 1965 regarding mobility, orientation, and reading. Data included age, age when blindness occurred, sex, residual sight for mobility, residual sight for reading, other disabilities, and ability to walk…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blindness, Braille, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedDodds, Allan G.; Davis, Denis P. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
To develop a battery of tasks to predict and improve mobility performance, a series of functional vision tasks (texural shearing, degraded images, embedded figures, and parafoveal attention) were generated by a microcomputer. Sixty visually impaired subjects given either computerized task training or real-life training improved their low vision…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Low Vision Aids, Microcomputers
Thompson, William W. – 1967
To train blind persons in the use of the long cane mobility technique and to reach a variety of clients, a demonstration used the trainee's home as a base of operation. Of 198 referrals during the 3-year project, 61 persons started training and 42 persons between the ages of 12 and 92 successfully completed the instruction. Trainees began to learn…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Attitudes, Blindness
Multnomah County Intermediate Education District, Portland, OR. – 1968
An introduction on blindness is followed by a summary of the initial planning grant proposal for cooperative statewide orientation and mobility program for blind children. Background, development, and utilization of mobility-orientation training are discussed in conjunction with educational programs, guide dogs, canes, mobility readiness,…
Descriptors: Administration, Blindness, Cooperative Programs, Demography
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
