Myranda Michaud EDU 335

Acuity

20/200

Legal Blindness

Visual Impairments

determined by

Field of Vision
Occurred at birth

Less than 20 degrees

Adventitious
Occurred after birth

Congenital

Tunnel Vision

Visual Disability (including blindness)

An impairment that(adversely affects the childs educational performance even with correction

Problematic

Incidental Learning

Assessments

Functional Vision Assessment (FVA)

Determines how a student uses vision in a variety of natural environments

Low Vision
Rely primarily on vision for learning

Functionally Blind
Typically use Braille for reading and writing Functional vision for other tasks

Totally Blind

Learning Media Assessment (LMA)

Determines appropriate reading media Braille Print Audiotapes technology

No visual sense Read Braille Tactile and auditory learning methods