Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching With Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (Foundation Series)

Winner of the 1998 C. Warren Bledsoe Award! The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)

The first comprehensive manual on the profession of rehabilitation teaching with people who are blind or visually impaired. Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching With Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired details the background on the history and development of rehabilitation teaching, but also provides practical information and instructional strategies. Proven techniques are described for working with individuals with adventitious or congenital visual impairments, as well as strategies for teaching basic living skills. Included are chapters on each of the skill areas taught by rehabilitation teachers; detailed, step-by-step lesson plans for specific skills in each area; and valuable sample forms for assessing and planning the needs and course of instruction for new clients.