Author: Perkins School for the Blind. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
... Special Reference Library of Books Relating to the Blind
Author: Perkins School for the Blind. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Constructing Disability after the Great War
Author: Evan P. SullivanPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252047427
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
As Americans--both civilians and veterans--worked to determine the meanings of identity for blind veterans of World War I, they bound cultural constructs of blindness to all the emotions and contingencies of mobilizing and fighting the war, and healing from its traumas. Sighted Americans’ wartime rehabilitation culture centered blind soldiers and veterans in a mix of inspirational stories. Veterans worked to become productive members of society even as ableism confined their unique life experiences to a collection of cultural tropes that suggested they were either downcast wrecks of their former selves or were morally superior and relatively flawless as they overcame their disabilities and triumphantly journeyed toward successful citizenship. Sullivan investigates the rich lives of blind soldiers and veterans and their families to reveal how they confronted barriers, gained an education, earned a living, and managed their self-image while continually exposed to the public’s scrutiny of their success and failures.
Special Reference Library of Books Relating to the Blind
Author: Perkins School for the Blind. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Techniques of Hearing
Author: Michael SchillmeierPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000736377
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Hearing, health, and technologies are entangled in multi-faceted ways. This edited volume addresses this complex relationship by arguing that modern hearing was and is increasingly linked to and mediated by technological innovations. By providing a set of original interdisciplinary investigations that shed new light on the history, theory, and practices of hearing techniques, it is able to explore the heterogeneous entanglements of sound, hearing practices, technologies, and health issues. As the first book to bring together historians, scholars from media studies, social sciences, cultural studies, acoustics, and neuroscientists, the volume discusses modern technologies and their decisive impact on how "normal" hearing, enhanced and smart hearing, as well as hearing impairment have been configured. It brings both new insights into the histories of hearing technologies as well as allowing us to better understand how enabling hearing technologies have currently been unfolding an increasingly hybrid ecology engaging smart hearing devices and offering stress-free hearing and acoustic well-being in novel auditory environments. The volume will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, sound studies, sociology of health and illness, medical history, health and society, as well as those interested in the practices and techniques of self-monitored and smart hearing.
Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
Book Description
Subject Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The Greek revolution
Author: Samuel Gridley HowePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Teaching Learners with Visual Impairment
Author: Maximus M. SefothoPublisher: AOSIS
ISBN: 1928523803
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This book, Teaching Learners with Visual Impairment, focuses on holistic support to learners with visual impairment in and beyond the classroom and school context. Special attention is given to classroom practice, learning support, curriculum differentiation and assessment practices, to mention but a few areas of focus covered in the book. In this manner, this book makes a significant contribution to the existing body of knowledge on the implementation of inclusive education policy with learners affected by visual impairment.
Schools of Thought
Author: Rexford BrownPublisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
As a result of his visits to classrooms across the nation, Brown has compiled an engaging, thought-provoking collection of classroom vignettes which show the ways in which national, state, and local school politics translate into changed classroom practices. "Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform".--Bill Clinton.
Beginning with Braille
Author: Anna M. SwensonPublisher: American Foundation for the Blind
ISBN: 9780891283232
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Beginning with braille provides a wealth of effective activities for promoting literacy at the early stages of braille instruction. The text includes creative and practical strategies for designing and delivering quality braille instruction and teacher-friendly suggestions for many areas such as reading aloud to young children, selecting and making early tactile books, and teaching tactile and hand movement skills. This book also includes tips on designing worksheets, introducing braille contractions, teaching the use of the braillewriter, and facilitating the writing process in braille. Chapters also address guidelines for individualizing instruction, the literacy needs of students with additional disabilities, and assessment of student progress in developing literacy skills.