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Education & Rehabilitation Resources Outside the US
- Disabilities in International Settings
- For Parents & Families
- For Policy Makers: Community Groundwork
- For Policy Makers: Supporting Education
- For Teachers of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- For Teachers of Children Who Are Deafblind
- International Resources: Blindness, Visual Impairment, & Deafblindness
- International Resources: Family & Education
- International Resources: Regional Organizations
Working with Adults
Adults who become blind or visually impaired often experience loss of mobility, earning power, and self-determination. Rehabilitation teachers offer training and assistance, helping adults with vision loss maintain their daily living skills and find new sources of income. This section includes information for professionals, including teaching strategies.
Assessment
Assessment of Low Vision in Developing Countries, World Health Organization
A 73-page handbook on the assessment of functional vision; includes advice on low vision training.
Assisting People with Vision Loss
How Eye Workers Can Help Newly Blind People, Community Eye Health Journal
Explains the importance of rehabilitation services for people who have recently lost vision; includes sample forms. Available as PDF.
Orientation & Mobility
Assisted Techniques for Adults, The League of Friends of the Blind (South Africa)
Instruction in sighted guide techniques, including grip, stance, narrow places, opening doors, stairs, and getting into a chair.
Assisting the Blind and Visually Impaired: Guidelines for Eye Health Workers and Other Helpers, Community Eye Health Journal
Guidelines for offering practical assistance to people who are blind or visually impaired, including etiquette tips and sighted guide techniques. Available as a PDF.
Independent Techniques for the Visually Impaired Person Moving About on His or Her Own, The League of Friends of the Blind (South Africa)
Specific techniques for safe and independent travel, such as trailing, direction taking, and orientation skills.
Orientation and Mobility.org
This site for Certified O&M Specialists assists in finding information on the internet. It includes many links, articles, discussions, and additional resources.
Vocational training
Developing Livelihoods, Enabling Education Network
This chapter from Mavis Campos’s book, Innovations In Developing Countries For People With Disabilities, addresses the creation of livelihoods for people with disabilities, including vocational training, rural self-employment, and social marketing.
Real Jobs for Real People, Pancyprian Organization of the Blind
Promoting the hiring of workers with blindness or visual impairment by changing the attitudes of employers.
