This systematic review of the effectiveness of driver rehabilitation interventions found that driver training programs enhance driving skills and awareness, but further research is needed to determine their effectiveness in improving driving performance of drivers with low vision. More research is also needed to determine the effectiveness of low…

During a 3-month introduction to precision teaching, a legally blind special education teacher was trained to record student progress on a daily behavior chart by using thin pieces of elastic stretched between a series of brads placed as reference points on graph paper. (Author/LH)

Patterns of play behavior in 18 young low vision children in a structured free-play situation with toys were analyzed. The presence of visual impairment was associated with significantly less functional and more stereotypical play behavior indicating quantitative and qualitative differences between groups. (Author/CL)

An assessment instrument of the visual skills required for reading among macular loss individuals is presented along with a study involving 48 adults to evaluate its reliability. Data are included to verify claims regarding aspects of reading that are particularly problematic for macular loss individuals; rehabilitation techniques are suggested.…

Guidelines for rehabilitation counselors working with legally blind individuals focus on approaches to overcome mobility and communication barriers, socialization training, understanding social and self perceptions, rehabilitation assessment and planning, and techniques useful to field and facility counselors. (CL)

The world of the partially sighted is described briefly as that of a rejected minority. (CB)

A videotape of a legally blind seven year old at home in her regular elementary class was developed for use as a learning tool for other teachers and classes and as a technical experience for the college student producers. (CL)

This article gives an overview of a three-year qualitative study following the transition pathways of one blind and four partially sighted young people in Wales, beginning with the transition from compulsory to post-compulsory education at the age of 16. The study highlighted the inequity in provision for young people who remain in school sixth…

The study examined whether individual levels of optimal illumination could be reliably determined for visually impaired adults and whether the level identified in the assessment had validity in relation to a practical reading task. The assessment procedure was found to be reliable and valid and reading performance improved. (Author/DB)

Reasons for the relative lack of literature dealing with spatial concepts of low-vision children are suggested, and two assumptions are seen as invalid: (1) that knowledge of spatial concepts is not important for persons with low vision and (2) that children with low vision have adequate knowledge of spatial concepts. (CL)

Microscope materials in biology and general science adapted for audio-tutorial learning were successfully used by 75 low vision mainstreamed students in grades 5-12. (CL)

Reading speed of 72 partially sighted adults was examined under conditions of simulated and real visual impairment. Visually impaired Ss with normal visual fields and defective central or peripheral fields performed similarly to normally sighted Ss participating in simulated visual impairment. It is concluded that reading speed depends on acuity.…

The author discusses the advantages and made to measure microcomputer programs for the partially sighted student. Several strategies for using the microcomputer in the classroom are suggested. (SW)

The article describes a three-part driving program for low vision persons in which potential trainees are first interviewed for problems which may interfere with success, then trained to recognize objects through a bioptic lens system, and finally trained on road signs and markings. (Author/CL)