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Peer reviewedFranks, Jeanette – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1986
The article describes the structure of a volunteer program in a social service agency serving the blind and visually impaired in Seattle, Washington. The program's manual, screening, placement, job descriptions, evaluations, and statistics are reviewed. Examples of volunteering, including opportunities for disabled volunteers, are given.…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Studies, Partial Vision, Public Agencies
Peer reviewedLayton, Carol A.; Lock, Robin H. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2001
This article discusses issues in the identification of learning disabilities in students with low vision and examines the academic performance of one 8-year-old student and the methods that his multidisciplinary team used to document a dual diagnosis of low vision and learning disabilities. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedKoenig, Alan J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1990
Discusses variables in the systematic decision-making process for selecting appropriate reading media for students with visual impairments. The article describes a two-phase process for selecting print or braille media. It examines an objective procedure for determining the relative effectiveness of print media, illustrating the procedure with…
Descriptors: Braille, Case Studies, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Herndon, Gwen K. – 1995
This study compared characteristics of adults with visual impairments who were either successful or unsuccessful in retaining jobs in competitive employment settings. Data were obtained from a database of vocational rehabilitation (VR) client cases collected from 1978 to 1986. The final sample included three groups: (1) a noncompetitive group of…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blindness, Case Studies
