Foundations of Low Vision

by Corn, Anne L.; Koenig, Alan J.

• ISBN13: 9780891289418
• ISBN10: 0891289410
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Amer Foundation for the Blind

Summary

This video and accompanying manual is a creative package for making information on cultural programs and facilities accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Created especially for libraries, museums, historical societies, outdoor cultural facilities, corporations and everyone whose mission involves providing information to the community, Reaching Out offers practical design and program solutions.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	v	(2)
Carl R. Augusto
PREFACE	vii	(2)
August Colenbrander
INTRODUCTION	ix	(4)
THE CONTRIBUTORS	xiii
PART ONE Personal and Professional Perspectives	3	(66)
CHAPTER 1 Perspectives on Low Vision	3	(23)
Anne L. Corn
Alan J. Koenig
CHAPTER 2 Psychological and Social Implications of Low Vision	26	(17)
Sharon Zell Sacks
CHAPTER 3 Integration of Visual Skills for Independent Living	43	(10)
Gaylen Kapperman
Patricia J. Koenig
CHAPTER 4 The Literacy of Individuals with Low Vision	53	(16)
Alan J. Koenig
PART TWO Clinical Perspectives	69	(116)
CHAPTER 5 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye	69	(17)
Marjorie E. Ward
CHAPTER 6 Causes and Functional Implications of Visual Impairment	86	(29)
Virginia E. Bishop
CHAPTER 7 Optics and Low Vision Devices	115	(28)
George J. Zimmerman
CHAPTER 8 Clinical Low Vision Services	143	(42)
Mark E. Wilkinson
PART THREE Functional Perspectives	185	(212)
CHAPTER 9 Functional Vision Assessment and Instruction of Children and Youths in Academic Programs	185	(36)
Jane N. Erin
Beth Paul
CHAPTER 10 Functional Vision Assessment and Instruction of Children and Youths with Multiple Disabilities	221	(25)
Jane N. Erin
CHAPTER 11 Selection of Learning and Literacy Media for Children and Youths with Low Vision	246	(34)
Alan J. Koenig
CHAPTER 12 Instruction of Literacy Skills to Children and Youths with Low Vision	280	(26)
Alan J. Koenig
Evelyn J. Rex
CHAPTER 13 Orientation and Mobility for Children and Adults with Low Vision	306	(16)
Audrey J. Smith
Duane R. Geruschat
CHAPTER 14 Adults with Low Vision: Personal, Social, and Independent Living Needs	322	(18)
Karen E. Wolffe
CHAPTER 15 Employment Considerations for Adults with Low Vision	340	(23)
J. Elton Moore
Karen E. Wolffe
CHAPTER 16 Older Adults with Low Vision	363	(34)
Gale R. Watson
PART FOUR Changing Perspectives	397	(25)
CHAPTER 17 Low Vision: A History in Progress	397	(18)
Gregory L. Goodrich
Virginia M. Sowell
CHAPTER 18 What the Future May Hold	415	(7)
Alan J. Koenig
Anne L. Corn
EPILOGUE	422	(5)
REFERENCES	427	(11)
APPENDIX	438	(2)
GLOSSARY	440	(15)
RESOURCES	455	(14)
INDEX	469