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Holley, Mary; Johnson, Ashli; Herzberg, Tina – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2014
This case study was designed to measure the response of one student with blindness and selective mutism to the intervention of voice-output devices across two years and two different teachers in two instructional settings. Before the introduction of the voice output devices, the student did not choose to communicate using spoken language or…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Blindness, Children, Anxiety
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Kee, S. Brian; Casey, Laura Baylot; Cea, Clayton R.; Bicard, David F.; Bicard, Sara E. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
According to the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, APA, 2000), autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by impairments in social and communicative behaviors with great variations in ability, depending on developmental level, intelligence, and chronological…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Autism, Sign Language, Communication Skills
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Argyropoulos, Vassilios S.; Sideridis, Georgios D.; Kouroupetroglou, Georgios; Xydas, Gerasimos – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2009
The general purpose of the present study was to test the effectiveness of various psycho-acoustic manipulations for the understanding of specific information (typographic attributes such as bold and italic) which was included in texts by individuals with and without blindness. Thirty blind and thirty sighted students participated and were asked to…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Blindness, Acoustics