Psychology 2043A/B Lecture 11:
10 Feb 2019
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Legal definition of blindness and low vision: legal =less than 20/200, after correction, 20/70 to 20/200 vision. Learning media assessment: determines how the child uses vision, touch, and hearing to take in and process information, determine if braille is needed. 3: describe the difficulties observed, pragmatics, extensive inappropriate questions, lack gestures, failed ot respond to listener cues, limited understanding of irony. Story of jeanie and wes, 5 examples of tier 1 supports: seating, placement of classroom furniture and materials, magnifying glass, rading stand, monocle. Universal tier 1: must have specialist in visual impairment to consult with the regular classroom teacher, tinted glasses and computer screens, magnifiers, monocular. Braille: a touch reading system developed by louis braille in 1829, raised dots on a 2-3x. Transition to work: 5 job preparation activities that predict post high school employment for adults with visual impairment.
