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June 2006 • Volume 100 • Number 6
Orientation & Mobility
Orientation and Mobility Content for Children and Youths: A Delphi Approach Pilot Study--Robert S. Wall Emerson and Anne L. Corn, print edition pages 331-342
Abstract: A panel of 20 experts in orientation and mobility (O&M) reached consensus on concepts and skills that O&M specialists should teach to students who are blind or have low vision. Panelists also agreed on visual, environmental, and behavioral conditions that would require a formal O&M assessment.
Rehabilitation
Life Goals in Vision Rehabilitation: Are They Addressed and How?--Verena R. Cimarolli, Kathrin Boerner, and Shu-wen Wang, print edition pages 343-352
Abstract: This study explored if and how vision rehabilitation services address important life goals of young and middle-aged adults who are visually impaired. It found that services that teach functional skills and offer psychosocial therapeutic-type services were instrumental in addressing life goals and that independence-related goals were most often addressed, but leisure-related goals were least often addressed.
Listening Comprehension
The Effect of a Summarization-Based Cumulative Retelling Strategy on Listening Comprehension of College Students with Visual Impairments--A. Tuba Tuncer and Banu Altunay, print edition pages 353-365
Abstract: Because students with visual impairments need auditory materials in order to access information, listening comprehension skills are important to their academic success. The present study investigated the effectiveness of summarization-based cumulative retelling strategy on the listening comprehension of four visually impaired college students. An adapted multiple-investigation design across subjects was used. Findings suggest that the instructional procedures led to increased listening comprehension among participants, and that these gains were maintained at follow-up 30 days later.
Research Reports
The Self-concept of Spanish Young Adults with Retinitis Pigmentosa--María Dolores López-Justicia and Inmaculada Nieto Córdoba, print edition pages 366-370
Changes in Patterns of Age-Related Visual Impairment in the Netherlands: A Comparison of Two Cohorts of Patients Referred to Rehabilitation Programs 10 Years Apart--Ger H. M. B. van Rens, Judith A. Lens, and Michael R. de Boer, print edition pages 370-375
Editor's Page, print edition page 323
A Look Back
100 Years of Education--Jane N. Erin, print edition pages 325-330
Book Review
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment: Meeting Students' Learning Needs--Reviewed by Carol Seckington, print edition pages 377-378
From the Field, print edition pages 378-380
News, print edition pages 380-381
Calendar, print edition pages 381-384
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Special JVIB Theme Issue: Multiple Disabilities
Guest editor: Bernadette Kappen, Ph.D., director, Overbrook School for the Blind
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2007
Projected publication date: October 2007
The Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) invites submissions for a special theme issue, Multiple Disabilities. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Language and communication skills
* Career development and employment
* Social and emotional skills and sex education
* Orientation and mobility
* Leisure and recreation and community skills
* Self-determination
* Transition planning
* Special medical concerns and common etiologies
* Emergent literacy skills and functional literacy skills
* Social isolation
* Behavioral issues
* Motor development, including sensory integration
* Assessment, testing, and No Child Left Behind
* Personnel needs and preparations for pre-service and continuing education
* Technology and assistive technology
* Curriculum and effective Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
* Service delivery models and related services
Guidelines for contributors are generally printed in each issue of JVIB, and are also available from AFB Press, American Foundation for the Blind: web site: <www.afb.org/jvib_guidelines.asp>; phone: 212-502-7651; e-mail: <afbpress@afb.net>.
Manuscripts should be sent for peer review to:
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Celebrating 100 Years ... and Beyond!
In its centennial volume year, the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness remains the primary journal of record for the field of visual impairment and is a critical forum for the discussion of significant research, practice, and trends.
The journal seeks to provide readers with essential information to support and inform their professional thinking and practice. In addition to articles and reports on all aspects of the work of the field, from educational practice to low vision service delivery to rehabilitation issues, JVIB welcomes submissions on the following topics of great current concern:
* Practice reports from teachers of students with visual impairments, including students with multiple disabilities
* Discussions of low vision service delivery, focusing on models of team collaboration and service provider roles, funding and reimbursement issues, and patient need and service outcomes
* Perspectives on the impact of federal No Child Left Behind legislation on programs for students with visual impairments and on teacher effectiveness
* Experiences of participants in the national Medicare demonstration project examining reimbursement of services by certified orientation and mobility specialists, low vision therapists, and vision rehabilitation therapists
* Examinations of different certification models and approaches in such areas as orientation and mobility
Guidelines for contributors are generally printed in each issue of JVIB, and are also available from AFB Press, American Foundation for the Blind: web site: <www.afb.org/jvib_guidelines.asp>; phone: 212-502-7651; e-mail: <afbpress@afb.net>.
Manuscripts should be sent for peer review to:
Duane R. Geruschat, Ph.D.
Editor in Chief, JVIB
Lions Vision Center
550 North Broadway
6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21205
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Special JVIB Theme Issue Macular Degeneration: The New Epidemic
Guest editors: Lylas Mogk, M.D., medical director, Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System. Gale Watson, M.Ed., blind rehabilitation specialist, Blind Rehabilitation Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and certified low vision therapist, Rehabilitation Research and Development Center on Aging Veterans with Vision Loss, Atlanta VA Medical Center.
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2007
Projected publication date: October 2008
The Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) invites submissions for a special theme issue on macular degeneration. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Pathology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), demographics, and risk factors
* Current medical and surgical treatments and those on the horizon
* The impact of AMD on visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and central visual field
* The functional impact of AMD: literacy, activities of daily living, community participation, and mobility and transportation
* The impact on function of co-morbidities common to aging
* The psychosocial impact of AMD
* Charles Bonnet Syndrome: prevalence, theories, and experience
* The impact of AMD on family and community interactions
* Personal stories of AMD
* The impact of AMD on society
* Rehabilitation of individuals with AMD: visual skills, activities of daily living, environmental adaptations, and counseling
* Service delivery systems and funding issues
* Outcome studies for rehabilitation services
* Future trends and expectations
The guest editors welcome your inquiries and ideas for this issue. Contact the editors by e-mail: Lylas Mogk, <lmogk1@hfhs.org>; and Gale Watson, <gale.watson@med.va.gov>.
Guidelines for contributors are generally printed in each issue of JVIB, and are also available from AFB Press, American Foundation for the Blind; web site: <www.afb.org/jvib_guidelines.asp>; phone: 212-502-7651; e-mail: <afbpress@afb.net>.
Manuscripts should be sent for peer review to: Dr. Duane Geruschat, Editor in Chief, JVIB, Lions Vision Center, 550 North Broadway, 6th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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