Psychology 2043A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Louis Braille, Helen Keller, Chicago 13

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Sarah Smits-Bandstra

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Brief history of the field of visual impairments: began in 1829 in boston. Establishment of the residential school perkins school for the blind. Helen keller graduated from: he spe(cid:374)t her life (cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g people"s per(cid:272)eptio(cid:374)s of (cid:449)hat i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals (cid:449)ho are blind can accomplish, 1834: louis braille perfected his raised dots code of reading. 13 years later public school classes were developed in boston and cleveland: early 1900s, many students with blindness attended residential institutions. As century progressed, more and more students attended neighbourhood schools. Definitions and identification: blindness: sight less than 20/200. O(cid:374)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t see (cid:449)ith (cid:448)isio(cid:374) (cid:272)orrection at 20 feet, what the typical person can see at. Vision is 10x poorer than the typically person. A person with low vision, after correction 20/70 to 20/200: have difficulty accomplishing visual tasks, can learn through the visual sense using special technology and teaching techniques.