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Collaborative Outcome Measurement: Development of the Nationally Standardized Minimum Data Set
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Stephens, Barry C.; Kirchner, Corinne; Orr, Alberta L.; Suvino, Dawn; Rogers, Priscilla – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
This article discusses the challenging process of developing a common data set for independent living programs serving older adults who are visually impaired. The three-year project, which included collaborative efforts among many stakeholders that encompass diverse program models, resulted in the development of the Internet-based Nationally…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Models, Older Adults, Visual Impairments
Team Training for Home-Based Blind Rehabilitation.
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Slay, David H.; Head, Daniel N.; Clarke, David C.; Hodge, Dolores M.; Hoff, Denise L.; Lee, Ellen T.; Marsh, Mimi L.; Macdonald, Jo Ellen; Rickert, Gerald E.; Flink, Donald P. – RE:view, 1998
Describes a transdisciplinary model of blind rehabilitation service delivery used at the SouthWestern Blind Rehabilitation Center (SWBRC). SWBRC brought together representatives from orientation and mobility, rehabilitation teaching, low vision, and manual skills to provide comprehensive services to veterans with visual impairments. A case study…
Descriptors: Blindness, Integrated Services, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models
Statewide Employment Specialists: An Innovative Approach To Developing Relationships with Employers of People Who Are Visually Impaired.
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Johnson, Gil; Laird, Mark; Maxson, John – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
This interview between Mark Laird, statewide employment specialist with Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, and Gil Johnson, director of American Foundation for the Blind West, describes an innovative rehabilitation model that forges relationships with businesses and has doubled the number of consumers with visual impairments who find…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Employment Services, Interviews
New Model for Referral of Newly Blind and Visually Impaired Persons in Israel.
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Neustadt-Noy, N. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The paper contrasts the traditional model of referral for rehabilitation services for blind and visually impaired persons in Israel with a new model--the rehabilitation information station, which links administrative, social, medical, and functional rehabilitation and results in faster receipt of services and increased ophthalmologists' awareness…
Descriptors: Blindness, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Medical Services
The Vordingborg Model: Integration and Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired Persons in Denmark.
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Lebech, P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The Synscentral (the institute for visually impaired people) in Vordingborg, Denmark, offers rehabilitation, teaching, and support in the home, the school, and the workplace. Regional centers such as the Synscentral provide expert advice, teach low vision people, and test special equipment. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Models
A New Approach to Recreational Rehabilitation.
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Cory, D.; Neustadt-Noy, N. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1988
Functional rehabilitation and recreational rehabilitation for blind and visually impaired persons are typically undertaken in separate programs. Described is a model program conducted at a West German hotel which emphasizes both equally and conveys instruction in orientation and mobility, daily living skills, communication skills, and the use of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries