The role of braille in the literacy of blind and visually impaired children

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1530-1531

  Massof, Robert W ^a  

^a Lions Vision Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; BRAILLE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; READING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATION; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; HISTORY; NOTE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; READING; SENSORY AIDS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 70449711095     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.295     Document Type: Editorial

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