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Lengyel, L. M.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The study with three blind and mentally retarded adults with additional disabilities found that general case simulation instruction in housekeeping skills led to generalization to untrained settings. Degree of generalization was inversely related to the severity and complexity of participant disability. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness

Watson, G. R.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
This project examined whether the rehabilitation of reading recognition allowed comprehension of print for 38 low vision adults (ages 37-87) who were former readers. The project developed training strategies for enhancing reading comprehension. The paper concludes that instruction in comprehension has value as part of low vision rehabilitation for…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Instructional Effectiveness, Older Adults