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Author : Kathleen Naeyaert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Blindness and Visual Impairment in Canada written by Kathleen Naeyaert and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blind, visually handicapped.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309439981
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
Author : Euclid Herie
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1550025597
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Journey to Independence written by Euclid Herie and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2005-03-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At head of title: The Canadian Institute for the Blind.
Author : Deborah Gold
Publisher : Canadian National Institute for the Blind
ISBN 13 : 9780921122036
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Connecting to the World written by Deborah Gold and published by Canadian National Institute for the Blind. This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses approaches for teaching and rearing young children with blindness or visual impairment.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309083486
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Visual Impairments written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-08-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When children and adults apply for disability benefits and claim that a visual impairment has limited their ability to function, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to determine their eligibility. To ensure that these determinations are made fairly and consistently, SSA has developed criteria for eligibility and a process for assessing each claimant against the criteria. Visual Impairments: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits examines SSA's methods of determining disability for people with visual impairments, recommends changes that could be made now to improve the process and the outcomes, and identifies research needed to develop improved methods for the future. The report assesses tests of visual function, including visual acuity and visual fields whether visual impairments could be measured directly through visual task performance or other means of assessing disability. These other means include job analysis databases, which include information on the importance of vision to job tasks or skills, and measures of health-related quality of life, which take a person-centered approach to assessing visual function testing of infants and children, which differs in important ways from standard adult tests.
Author : Cheryl Richesin
Publisher : Montréal : Transportation Development Centre, Transport Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Access Needs of Blind and Visually Impaired Travellers in Transportation Terminals written by Cheryl Richesin and published by Montréal : Transportation Development Centre, Transport Canada. This book was released on 1987 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Deborah Chen
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
ISBN 13 : 0891284885
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Essential Elements in Early Intervention: Visual Impairment and Multiple Disabilities, Second Edition written by Deborah Chen and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2014-01-17 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Elements in Early Intervention is a complete sourcebooks and guide for early interventionists, teachers of students with visual impairments, and other professionals who work with young children with visual impairments, dual sensory impairments, and multiple disabilities. It includes comprehensive information on vision and hearing examinations, functional vision and hearing assessments, and effective methods of providing early intervention services. The new edition includes expanded, updated information on federal special education legislation, best practices in early intervention, evidence-based outcomes, and the role of the early interventionist, as well as strategies for working with families and educational teams successfully.
Author : Jill Sardegna
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 081606623X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Blindness and Vision Impairment written by Jill Sardegna and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to causes of blindness, information on diseases and treatments available.
Author : P. M. Langdon
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319050958
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Inclusive Designing written by P. M. Langdon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Inclusive Designing’ presents the proceedings of the seventh Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT '14). It represents a unique multi-disciplinary workshop for the Inclusive Design Research community where designers, computer scientists, engineers, architects, ergonomists, policymakers and user communities can exchange ideas. The research presented at CWUAAT '14 develops methods, technologies, tools and guidance that support product designers and architects to design for the widest possible population for a given range of capabilities, within a contemporary social and economic context. In the context of developing demographic changes leading to greater numbers of older people and people with disabilities, the general field of Inclusive Design Research strives to relate the capabilities of the population to the design of products. Inclusive populations of older people contain a greater variation in sensory, cognitive and physical user capabilities. These variations may be co-occurring and rapidly changing leading to a demanding design environment. Recent research developments have addressed these issues in the context of: governance and policy; daily living activities; the workplace; the built environment, Interactive Digital TV and Mobile communications. Increasingly, a need has been identified for a multidisciplinary approach that reconciles the diverse and sometimes conflicting demands of Design for Ageing and Impairment, Usability and Accessibility and Universal Access. CWUAAT provides a platform for such a need. This book is intended for researchers, postgraduates, design practitioners, clinical practitioners, and design teachers.
Author : Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (317 download)
Download or read book Literacy written by Canadian National Institute for the Blind and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Giuseppe Lo Giudice
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1838802576
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (388 download)
Download or read book Visual Impairment and Blindness written by Giuseppe Lo Giudice and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blindness and vision impairment affect at least 2.2 billion people worldwide with most individuals having a preventable vision impairment. The majority of people with vision impairment are older than 50 years, however, vision loss can affect people of all ages. Reduced eyesight can have major and long-lasting effects on all aspects of life, including daily personal activities, interacting with the community, school and work opportunities, and the ability to access public services. This book provides an overview of the effects of blindness and visual impairment in the context of the most common causes of blindness in older adults as well as children, including retinal disorders, cataracts, glaucoma, and macular or corneal degeneration.
Author : Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Advisory Committee
Publisher : The Insitute
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (317 download)
Download or read book Literacy, an Issue for Blind and Visually Impaired Canadians written by Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Advisory Committee and published by The Insitute. This book was released on 1990 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James H. Marsh
Publisher : The Canadian Encyclopedia
ISBN 13 : 9780771020995
Total Pages : 2652 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Canadian Encyclopedia written by James H. Marsh and published by The Canadian Encyclopedia. This book was released on 1999 with total page 2652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of "The Canadian Encyclopedia is the largest, most comprehensive book ever published in Canada for the general reader. It is COMPLETE: every aspect of Canada, from its rock formations to its rock bands, is represented here. It is UNABRIDGED: all of the information in the four red volumes of the famous 1988 edition is contained here in this single volume. It has been EXPANDED: since 1988 teams of researchers have been diligently fleshing out old entries and recording new ones; as a result, the text from 1988 has grown by 50% to over 4,000,000 words. It has been UPDATED: the researchers and contributors worked hard to make the information as current as possible. Other words apply to this extraordinary work of scholarship: AUTHORITATIVE, RELIABLE and READABLE. Every entry is compiled by an expert. Equally important, every entry is written for a Canadian reader, from the Canadian point of view. The finished work - many years in the making, and the equivalent of forty average-sized books - is an extraordinary storehouse of information about our country. This book deserves pride of place on the bookshelf in every Canadian Home. It is no accident that the cover of this book is based on the Canadian flag. For the proud truth is that this volume represents a great national achievement. From its formal inception in 1979, this encyclopedia has always represented a vote of faith in Canada; in Canada as a separate place whose natural worlds and whose peoples and their achievements deserve to be recorded and celebrated. At the start of a new century and a new millennium, in an increasingly borderless corporate world that seems ever more hostile to nationaldistinctions and aspirations, this "Canadian Encyclopedia is offered in a spirit of defiance and of faith in our future. The statistics behind this volume are staggering. The opening sixty pages list the 250 Consultants, the roughly 4,000 Contributors (all experts in the field they describe) and the scores of researchers, editors, typesetters, proofreaders and others who contributed their skills to this massive project. The 2,640 pages incorporate over 10,000 articles and over 4,000,000 words, making it the largest - some might say the greatest - Canadian book ever published. There are, of course, many special features. These include a map of Canada, a special page comparing the key statistics of the 23 major Canadian cities, maps of our cities, a variety of tables and photographs, and finely detailed illustrations of our wildlife, not to mention the colourful, informative endpapers. But above all the book is "encyclopedic" - which the "Canadian Oxford Dictionary describes as "embracing all branches of learning." This means that (with rare exceptions) there is satisfaction for the reader who seeks information on any Canadian subject. From the first entry "A mari usque ad mare - "from sea to sea" (which is Canada's motto, and a good description of this volume's range) to the "Zouaves (who mustered in Quebec to fight for the beleaguered Papacy) there is the required summary of information, clearly and accurately presented. For the browser the constant variety of entries and the lure of regular cross-references will provide hours of fasination. The word "encyclopedia" derives from Greek expressions alluding to a grand "circle of knowledge." Our knowledge has expandedimmeasurably since the time that one mnd could encompass all that was known.Yet now Canada's finest scientists, academics and specialists have distilled their knowledge of our country between the covers of one volume. The result is a book for every Canadian who values learning, and values Canada.
Author : Zaina Kahiel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Incidence of Visual Impairment, Its Risk Factors, and Its Mobility Consequences written by Zaina Kahiel and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION: Canada has yet to conduct high quality, prospective, population-based surveys that measure incident visual impairment, its risk factors, and adverse consequences, creating an unmet need to obtain more rigorous analysis in this regard QUESTIONS: What is the 3-year incidence of visual impairment in each province? What are the risk factors for the 3-year incidence of visual impairment? Do they include geographic, sociodemographic, lifestyle, social, health and healthcare factors? Does vision loss increase the odds of balance problems after three years? METHODS: Baseline and 3-year follow-up data were used from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. The Comprehensive Cohort included 30,097 adults ages 45-85 years old recruited from 11 sites across 7 provinces. Presenting binocular visual acuity was measured using the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study chart. Incidence of VI was defined as the development at follow-up of visual acuity worse than 20/40 in those with acuity better than or equal to 20/40 at baseline. Balance was measured using the one-leg balance test. Those who could not stand on one leg for at least 60 seconds were classified as having failed the test. Participants were asked about the self-report of a diagnosis of cataract, macular degeneration, or glaucoma. RESULTS: 3.88% (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 3.61, 4.17) of Canadian adults developed VI over a 3-year period. There was a high degree of variability in the incidence between Canadian provinces with a low of 1.42% in Manitoba and a high of 7.33% in Nova Scotia. Uncorrected refractive error was the leading cause of incident VI. Risk factors for incident VI included older age (odds ratio (OR)=1.07, 95% CI 1.06, 1.07), Black race (OR=2.64, 95% CI 1.36, 5.14), lower household income (OR=1.73 for those making less than $20,000 per year, 95% CI 1.24, 2.40), current smoking (OR=1.78, 95% CI 1.37, 2.32), and province. Of the 12,158 people who could stand for 60 seconds on one leg at baseline, 18% were unable to do the same at follow-up 3 years later. After adjustment for demographic and health variables, those with worse visual acuity (per 1 line) were more likely to fail the balance test at follow-up (OR=1.15, 95% CI 1.10, 1.20). Those with a report of a former (OR=1.59, 95% CI 1.17, 2.16) or current cataract (OR=1.31, 95% CI 1.01, 1.68) were more likely to fail the test at follow-up. CONCLUSION: The incidence of visual impairment is common in older Canadian adults, varies markedly between provinces, and is largely due to treatable causes. Risk factors for VI suggest sub-groups that may benefit from interventions to improve access to eye care. These data provide longitudinal evidence that vision loss increases the odds of balance problems over a 3-year period. Efforts to prevent avoidable vision loss are needed as are efforts to improve the balance of visually impaired people.
Author : Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Publisher : Canadian National Institute for the Blind, [198-?]
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Blind & Visually Impaired Workers written by Canadian National Institute for the Blind and published by Canadian National Institute for the Blind, [198-?]. This book was released on 198? with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rohit C. Khanna
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319980149
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Primary and Secondary Eye Care written by Rohit C. Khanna and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book will provide readers with an understanding of innovative models of delivering both primary and secondary eye care, focusing not just on providing quality care itself, but on best practices to provide and strengthen comprehensive eye care services. A wide variety of conditions will be addressed in Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Primary and Secondary Eye Care, including childhood blindness, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, and refractive errors. Detailed descriptions of various models are presented for each condition, which are then followed by a discussion for incorporating integrated eye care services; highlighting the importance of health system approach in comprehensive eye care. Finally, this book provides detailed strategies to address the current practical challenges related to human resources in eye care, and methods to ensure financial sustainability in the delivery of comprehensive care. Each chapter is illustrated for understanding and clarity, and provides easy-to-read tables to further enrich the text. Covering existing models of delivering care, with a look to the future, Innovative Approaches in the Delivery of Primary and Secondary Eye Care is designed for practicing ophthalmologists, residents, public health specialists and all other affiliated professionals dedicated to strengthening avenues of integrated, comprehensive eye care.
Author : Thomas F. Heston
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789859174
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Topics in Primary Care Medicine written by Thomas F. Heston and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medical specialty of primary care addresses the basic and fundamental healthcare needs of individuals, the family, and the larger community. Its reach starts at pre-conception and extends to global health and medical issues. Primary care issues include chronic medical problems, surgery, and community-wide health threats such as worldwide global pandemics, terrorism in all of its forms, and domestic violence. This book reviews eight topics including chronic medical issues like chronic fatigue syndrome, the response of primary care clinicians to global pandemics, and how patients and physicians are symbolized in comics. From top experts in the field, this book will improve your ability to practice primary care and to appreciate the broad demands placed upon primary care clinicians.
