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Wormsley, Diane P., Ed.; D'Andrea, Frances Mary, Ed. – 1997
This collection of readings is intended to provide teachers of children who are blind or visually impaired with guidelines and strategies for teaching the reading and writing of braille. The eight chapters are: (1) "Braille as the Primary Literacy Medium: General Guidelines and Strategies" (Diane P. Wormsley); (2) "Fostering Emergent Literacy"…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Blindness, Braille, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCouper, Heidi – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Focuses on how skills required by the visually impaired to facilitate language learning are acquired in mainstream and special schools. (18 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recorders, Audiovisual Aids, Blindness, Braille
Peer reviewedEpp, Mary Anne – Library Hi Tech, 1999
British Columbia College and Institute Library Services (CILS) is a provincial clearinghouse of resources for students and faculty with print impairments. CILS provides services by direct loans, interlibrary loans with partner agencies, and production of new alternate format materials (audiotape, electronic texts, large print or Braille). This…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Braille, Clearinghouses
Download full textLodge, John, Ed. – 1996
This book presents an introduction to the range of technology that can be used to assist in the education of students with visual impairments, with descriptions of the main features of approximately 45 systems. After an introductory chapter, Chapter 1 identifies four key uses for technology: in communication, in the production of materials, to…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Braille, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education
Caton, Hilda, Ed. – 1991
These guidelines address the need for valid and reliable measures to aid in making decisions on teaching of braille and/or print to students with moderate to severe vision losses. After an introductory section, section 1 presents basic principles organized into the following categories: (1) learning media, (2) students who use the learning media,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Decision Making, Educational Environment
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1994
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), an arm of the Library of Congress, leads a highly successful national program to produce and distribute books and magazines for blind, visually impaired, and physically handicapped individuals. A fostering relationship exists between NLS and a network of 143 regional and…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Books
ManTech Technical Services Corp., Fairfax, VA. – 1994
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, administers a free library program for those unable to read standard printed materials, reproducing and distributing works in braille, recorded disc, and recorded cassette. A previous study of the distribution network identified costs and developed…
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Centralization
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1980
The proceedings of the 1980 Institute for Public School Personnel Serving Visually Impaired Students in Michigan contains the transcripts of 11 presentations. The introduction lists objectives of the institute including providing participants with information on the role of the Michigan School for the Blind, new instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Braille, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Sensory Aids Evaluation and Development Center. – 1966
THESE PAPERS ARE FROM THE BRAILLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE SENSORY AIDS EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 18, 1966. THE PAPERS PRESENTED ARE--"A STUDY OF BRAILLE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE," BY LOUIS GOLDISH, "AUTOMATED BRAILLE AND THE PROFESSION OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE BLIND," BY…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computer Programs, Computers
Massis, Bruce E., Ed.; Vitzansky, Winnie, Ed. – 1992
This document presents perspectives on, and a reference guide to internationally interlending materials in alternate formats (recordings, braille, large print). A questionnaire was sent to the world's known libraries serving the blind; results of the survey include specific lending information from 29 countries including: South Africa, Hong Kong,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Audiovisual Aids, Braille, Foreign Countries
Warger, Cynthia – 1999
This Digest summarizes requirements for individualized education programs (IEPs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 1997. In addition to specific information the IEP must contain, it notes that the amendments require IEP teams to consider the child's strengths, the parents' concerns, and the results of the…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Behavior Problems, Braille, Compliance (Legal)
Allen, Edward E. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1921
The most notable events affecting the status of the blind within this biennium are: The arousing of the attention of society to the existence and needs of the handicapped; the labor shortage, which created many and new openings for their employment; and the Federal law providing, under certain conditions, for the rehabilitation of people injured…
Descriptors: Library Services, Psychological Studies, Blindness, Special Schools
Ashcroft, S. C. – 1983
This final report discusses the outcomes of a federally funded project that studied visual, auditory, and tactual methods designed to give youth with visual impairments access to microcomputers for curricular, prevocational, and avocational purposes. The objectives of the project were: (1) to research microcomputer systems that could be made…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Braille, Computer Assisted Instruction
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1993
In November 1991, the State Librarian (Michigan) established a committee to review and revise the standards of service for the blind and physically handicapped. These revised standards define the general responsibilities of Michigan subregional libraries to their regional libraries and their borrowers. Responsibilities cover basic services such as…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille
Hinton, Daniel E., Sr. – 1992
This final report describes activities and products of an 18-month study on improving access of persons with sensory impairments to media, telecommunications, electronic correspondence, and other communications devices by means of technological advancements. Ten scenarios were developed which describe potential applications of: (1) Braille devices…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
