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Peer reviewedTavernier, G. G. F. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article reviews the theoretical and research literature on vision stimulation and vision training of children with severe irreversible visual impairments. It recommends early stimulation to prevent visual deprivation, use of operant conditioning, and the presentation of highly contrasting stimuli to stimulate visual awareness in children with…
Descriptors: Blindness, Multiple Disabilities, Operant Conditioning, Stimulation
Schmitt, Terry Lyndell – 1978
A review of the literature on the spatial functioning of the blind, the results of a questionnaire of 75 sighted college students and their parents, and results of a study of 87 blind and seeing adults' performance on three spatial tasks are presented. The review suggested that adventitiously blind individuals perform better than congenitally…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Blindness, Congenital Impairments, Developmental Stages
Download full textMichael, Martha G.; Paul, Peter V. – 1988
The paper examines issues in early intervention with deaf blind infants. Considered are the effects of definitions of deaf-blindness on service provision and on the training of preservice students in this area. Appropriate programs entail intervention methods that address the usage of residual vision and audition as well as the development of…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Blindness, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
