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ERIC Number: EJ544481
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
GED: An Option for Students with Visual Impairments.
Cassels, L.; Cummings, O. V.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v91 n3 p258-60 May-Jun 1997
Describes the development of a general equivalency diploma (GED) preparation program at the New York Institute for Special Education, which serves students who are visually impaired. It reports that as of June 1996, 19 students (all over age 19) with visual impairments had participated in the GED program. Thirteen of these students have received GED diplomas. (DB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blindness, High School Equivalency Programs, Special Needs Students, Special Schools, Visual Impairments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests
Note: Special Issue on Adolescence and Early Adulthood.