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Title:

Vision and aging : crossroads for service delivery / edited by Alberta L. Orr.

Publisher:

American Foundation for the Blind,

Copyright Date:

c1992

Description:

vii, 380 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Older blind people--Services for--United States.
Older blind people--United States.
Aging--United States.
Blindness--Aged--United States.
Blindness--rehabilitation--United States.
Health services accessibility--United States.
Social Environment--Aged--United States.
Vision, Low--Aged--United States.

Other Authors:

Orr, Alberta L., 1950-
American Foundation for the Blind.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-377).

Contents:

Aging and blindness : toward a systems approach to service delivery / Alberta L. Orr -- Physiological aspects of aging / Robert B. Mitchell -- Physiological and functional aspects of aging, vision, and visual impairment / Alfred A. Rosenbloom -- Social aspects of aging and visual impairment / Jon Hendricks -- Psychological aspects of aging and visual impairment / Steven H. Zarit -- Hearing impairment among older persons : a factor in communication / Harold L. Bate -- An overview of the national network on aging / Raymond C. Mastalish -- An overview of the blindness system / Alberta L. Orr -- Community-based services for older persons / Robert L. Dolsen -- Low vision services / Randall T. Jose -- Rehabilitation teaching for older adults / John E. Crews and Lynne Luxton -- Orientation and mobility services for older persons / Steven J. LaGrow and Bruce B. Blasch -- Issues in the continuum of long-term care / Alberta L. Orr -- Self-help, empowerment, and advocacy / Anne Yeadon -- The future of collaborative planning and service delivery ; Epilogue / Alberta L. Orr.

ISBN:

9780891282167 (acid-free) :
0891282165 (acid-free) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)25410350
(OCoLC)28346252

LCCN:

92005088

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)