Use of Black Light in Training Retarded, Multiply Handicapped, Deaf-Blind Children.

Potenski, Donald H.

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ERIC Number: EJ289813

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Publication Date: 1983

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Use of Black Light in Training Retarded, Multiply Handicapped, Deaf-Blind Children.

Potenski, Donald H.

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v77 n7 p347-49 Sep 1983

Twelve severely/profoundly retarded multiply handicapped, deaf-blind children (7-18 years old) trained under a black light environment which allowed for removal of distracting stimuli and exaggeration of critical features performed the task they had been taught significantly better than a control group trained under normal light. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Environmental Influences, Lighting, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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