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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Shapiro, Deborah R.; Moffett, Aaron; Lieberman, Lauren; Dummer, Gail M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2005
This study examined the perceptions of competence of 43 children with visual impairments who were attending a summer sports camp. It found there were meaningful differences in the perceived competence of the girls, but not the boys, after they attended the camp, and no differences in the perceptions of competence with age.
Descriptors: Attitudes, Competence, Visual Impairments, Age Differences
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Kvam, Marit Hoem – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2005
This study compared the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse among visually impaired children and sighted children in Norway. Visually impaired women and men aged 18-65 who lost their sight before age 18 reported sexual abuse with contact before age 18 more often than did the sighted group, and the abuse of the visually impaired children was more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Visual Impairments, Sexual Abuse
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Gompel, Marjolein; van Bon, Wim H. J.; Schreuder, Robert – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
Two aspects of word reading were investigated in two word-naming experiments: the identification of the constituent letters of a word and the processing of letter-order information. Both experiments showed qualitative differences between children with low vision and sighted children, but no quantitative or qualitative differences within the group…
Descriptors: Vision, Cognitive Processes, Word Recognition, Reading Skills
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La Grow, Steven J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
This study evaluated the effects of providing comprehensive low vision services to elderly persons with visual impairments in New Zealand. The 93 participants were matched on age, gender, and visual function with 93 who did not have access to comprehensive low vision services. No significant differences were found between the groups at posttest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Quality of Life, Visual Impairments
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Marta, Mary R.; Geruschat, Duane – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
This article describes federal and state laws that affect the opportunity of people with low vision to drive and to obtain driver's licenses. Discrimination against individuals with low vision is discussed in the context of equal protection and the Americans with Disabilities Act. A review of relevant case law and implications for drivers with low…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Court Litigation