Students with Low Vision Describe Their Visual Impairments and Visual Functioning

In the study reported here, the responses to a survey that was designed to determine the knowledge of their visual impairment of 51 students with low vision were analyzed. Although the students described their visual weaknesses and strengths, they had limited knowledge of, and difficulty communicati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2011-05, Vol.105 (5), p.287-298
Hauptverfasser:	Guerette, Amy R., Lewis, Sandra, Mattingly, Cameron
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blindness Cognitive Ability Communication Skills Diagnostic Teaching Elementary Education Elementary School Students Elementary Schools Florida Health aspects High School Students Individual Characteristics Interpersonal Competence Junior High School Students Knowledge Level Learning Learning Disabilities Low vision Methods Research Partial Vision People with disabilities Reading School districts Self Actualization Self esteem Special education Special Schools Students Surveys Vision Vision disorders Visual Acuity Visual impairment Visual Impairments
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Zusammenfassung:	In the study reported here, the responses to a survey that was designed to determine the knowledge of their visual impairment of 51 students with low vision were analyzed. Although the students described their visual weaknesses and strengths, they had limited knowledge of, and difficulty communicating about, the medical aspects of their impairments.
ISSN:	0145-482X 1559-1476
DOI:	10.1177/0145482X1110500506