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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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Horowitz, Amy; Reinhardt, Joann P.; Raykov, Tenko – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
This article describes the development and evaluation of a short form of the 24-item Adaptation to Age-Related Vision Loss (AVL) scale. The evaluation provided evidence of the reliability and validity of the short form (the AVL12), for significant interindividual differences at the baseline and for individual-level change in AVL scores over time.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Vision, Test Validity
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McComiskey, A. V. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
The Braille Readiness Skills Grid identifies activities and skills that foster braille readiness in children with visual impairments. The grid assesses five readiness areas: tactile, fine motor, listening/attention, concept, and book/story. It is intended to encourage systematic braille readiness activities from infancy and foster children's…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Blindness, Braille