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Cockeyed

Ryan Knighton

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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On his eighteenth birthday, Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a congenital disease that would eventually leave him blind. In this penetrating, nervy memoir, Knighton tells his story of going blind and growing up, while incidentally revealing the sighted world in all its peculiarity.

Knighton learns to drive while unseeing, navigates the punk rock scene (where banging into things is acceptable), and enters into his first significant relationship--with a deaf woman, naturally. While stumbling literally and emotionally into darkness, into love, and into adulthood, he enters into a truce, if not acceptance, of his identity as a blind man.

Cockeyed is not a conventional confessional. Ricocheting between meditation and black comedy, Knighton is irreverent in words and impatient with the preciousness we've come to expect from books on disability. Readers will find it hard to put down this wild ride around their everyday world with a wicked smart, blind guide at the wheel.

Foundations of Education for Blind and Visually Handicapped Children and Youth: Theory and Practice

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Visual Impairment: Access to Education for Children and Young People

Mason

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Good practical guide. 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is an excellent summary of provisions for blindchildren and mainsteam education. A good source of information mainlyfor professionals but also for parents who want to know and bit more and get more involved in the education of their children. Well written, not too "heavy" and certainly not boring.

Raising the Young Blind Child: A Guide for Parents and Educators

Isabelle Spaulding, Battia Scharf, Shulamith Kastein

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A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader: A Comprehensive Resource for Students, Teachers, and Librarians

Andrew Leibs

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The first reference book written for the sight-impaired student and those who serve their needs, A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader explains how to locate, obtain, and integrate all forms of aid to construct a world of reading equal to that of the fully sighted reader. It profiles the major blind service organizations; explores specialized formats such as Braille, large print, and electronic texts; and shows what technology readers require and where to find it. It provides comprehensive lists of audio and large print publishers, a state-by-state listing of resource agencies for the blind, and valuable internet resources to assist students and their teachers and librarians in obtaining the texts they need to succeed in both academic and pleasure reading. Beginning with thorough coverage of the national organizations in place for visually handicapped readers and how they can assist both students and librarians, A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader outlines the types of technology available to readers and the companies that manufacture it. Available software, braille resources, large print resources, and internet web sites are all discussed in detail, with contact information. Also included are reading strategies for a variety of academic subject areas, a detailed listing of state resources with addresses, phone numbers, and web sites, an exhaustive list of audio publishers, and a list of books compiled from recommended reading lists such as the American Library Association's Outstanding Books for the College Bound. A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on libraries is provided, as well as funding sources for librarians who want to provide more materials and technology for their sight-impaired patrons than their budgets might allow. With the encouragement and resources provided here, sight-impaired students who felt the world of reading was closed off to them can now create a reading life as rich as that of any fully sighted student.

Finding Wheels: A Curriculum for Nondrivers With Visual Impairments for Gaining Control of Transportation Needs

Anne L. Corn, Anne Lesley Corn

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wheels to go 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is an outstanding book. It is well written by two women who have had to find wheels. It is written so it can be used as part of the curriculum for Orientation and Mobility training for visually impaired students.

Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments With Other Disabilities

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A useful and readable book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a very useful tool in both understanding and planning educationally for students who have visual impairment in addition to other disabilities. This population of learners is not often included in educational literature. This book provides a much needed comprehensive guide to the needs of this unique population and I highly recommend it to both regular and special educators as well as teachers of the visually impaired. You will be inspired to meet the needs of these students after reading this book and you will refer to it often.

The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons With Visual Impairments

William H. Jacobson

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A comprehensive description of the techniques of teaching orientation and mobility, presented along with considerations and strategies for sensitive and effective taching. Factors like individual needs, environmental features, and ehtical issues are also discussed in this important text.

Foundations of Orientation and Mobility

Richard L. Welsh

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Fantastic! Stimulating! Real Page-Turner! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is the BIBLE of mobility. The author's represent the leadership in their field. A must read for anyone concerned about the handicapped or aging in this world.

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Updated and revised, the second edition of one of the field's founding classics includes current research from a variety of disciplines, an international perspective, and expanded contents on low vision, aging, multiple disabilities, accessibility, program design, and adaptive technology from more than 30 eminent subject experts. Divided into four main sections, Foundations of Orientation and Mobility explores every aspect of O&M learning and instruction.

Essential Elements in Early Intervention: Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities

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This invaluable text contains explanations of both both functional and clinical vision and hearing assessments, descriptions of evaluative and educational techniques, as well as useful suggestions on working with families and professional teams. Practitioners will gain helpful insights for effective early interventive efforts.