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Information for Occupational and Physical Therapists Working with Students with Visual Impairments

By Chris Strickling, OTR
© TSBVI 1998 - 42 pages ($5.00) Order # 59420VMP (4 oz.)
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As the title states, occupational and physical therapists will welcome this informative booklet when working with children who are visually impaired. Ms. Strickling offers insightful information on:

• Vision and early development, and how incidental learning needs to be compensated
• Movement and how it influences primitive reflexes and postural tone
• Sensation and how it impacts proprioceptive and vestibular input
• Common postural characteristics of children with visual impairments and intervention techniques
• Whole body stimulation and awareness
• Visual diagnoses
• The importance of teaming orientation and mobility instructors, adaptive physical education teachers, teachers of the visually impaired, physical and occupational therapists, and parents
• Educational impacts of low vision in regards to tactual and incidental learning, special positioning needs, environmental considerations, and social relationships

Table of Contents

• Vision and Early Development
• Movement
• Sensation
• Common Postural Characteristics
• Common Problems with Hand Function
• Understanding Visual Diagnoses
• The Importance of Teaming
• Educational Impacts of Low Vision
• Resources

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