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ERIC Number: EJ545987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
Body Experiences of Persons Who Are Congenitally Blind: A Phenomenological-Psychological Study.
Bullington, J.; Karlsson, G.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v91 n2 p151-62 Mar-Apr 1997
A study of seven people with congenital blindness, three with adventitious blindness, and four sighted people investigated how people with congenital blindness experience body capability, body expression, and the social and psychological, identity creating aspects of the body and body experience. The value of exercise and body-awareness training is discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Adventitious Impairments, Blindness, Body Image, Body Language, Congenital Impairments, Exercise, Self Concept
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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