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ERIC Number: EJ491116
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
The Determination of Risks in Orientation and Mobility Services: Ethical and Professional Issues.
Banja, J. D.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v88 n5 p401-09 Sep-Oct 1994
This article discusses ethical and legal issues faced by orientation and mobility (O&M) professionals, associated with informing clients with visual impairments about risks both during O&M instruction and after training. The article evaluates arguments against the disclosure of risks, and describes a computerized method of assessing risks. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Computer Uses in Education, Disclosure, Ethics, Legal Responsibility, Risk, Specialists, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Risk Assessment