Links: Vision & Blindness

Blind & Sighted Pioneer Teachers in 19th century China & India.
http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/mmiles/index.html
The history of teaching both blind and sighted students in 19th century China and India.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness.
http://www.blindness.org/
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a world renowned national eye research organization that funds retinal degenerative disease research at over 50 prominent institutions in the United States and foreign countries. The largest provider of retinal degenerative disease research funding in the world, the Foundation also serves as a source of information for eye care specialists, professional, and affected families.

Learning Braille and Sign Language.
http://www.cnib.ca/eng/publications/pamphlets/sixdots/6dots.htm The Six Magic Dots of Braille.

http://www.mib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_learningbraillefactshee.hcsp This page contains resources for people who want to learn one or more of the communication methods used by deafblind people.

http://www.indynerds.com/braille01.htm Braille Lessons for Sighted People

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs13.pdf
The "Visual Impairments" page contains information on visual impairments including definition, incidence, characteristic, and educational implications. This publication is available only on the Internet. If you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can view this document and download it.