Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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Goldschlag, Harry

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Wacker, Charles H.

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Emery, R.

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English, William H.

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Smith, R.B.; Weber, N.D.

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Miller, G.; Rossi, P.

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Agencies offering vocational rehabilitation services for blind and visually impaired clients are involved in job placement using different models in terms of personnel and placement activities. In an effort to obtain information about personnel, types of activities, and other resources, agencies across the nation were surveyed. Using survey findings and available Rehabilitation Services Administration placement data, we noted that agencies employing both rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists were experiencing a higher rate of success than those agencies not employing placement specialists. We propose a model placement program employing both rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists, as well as rehabilitation technologists. Suggestions for model programs are made with an understanding of the pressures faced by the counselors and administrators: large caseloads, clients with multiple handicaps, and financial constraints.

Moore, J. E.

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Sansevere, C.

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Trief, E.; Morse, A.R.

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Strabismus is a misalignment of the eye which can cause a permanent visual problem if not corrected early in life. Amblyopia, lazy eye, occurs when one eye is weaker than the other and the child shows preference for the stronger eye. Several screening devices including external examination of the eye, ability to track, a cover test, acuity tests, and stereoscopic tests can detect strabismus and amblyopia at an early age. Treatment for strabismus and amblyopia include patching therapy, use of glasses, surgery, orthoptics, CAM vision stimulator, or a combination of these techniques.