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Visual impairment or vision impairment is vision loss that constitutes a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that cannot be corrected by conventional means, including refractive correction, medication, or surgeryArditi, A., & Rosenthal, B. (1998). "Developing an objective definition of visual impairment." In Vision '96: Proceedings of the International Low Vision Conference (pp. 331-334). Madrid, Spain: ONCE.* This functional loss of vision is typically defined to manifest with 1) best corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60, or significant central field defect, 2) significant peripheral field defect including homonymous or heteronymous bilateral visual field defect or generalized contraction or constriction of field, or 3) reduced peak contrast sensitivity either of the above conditions[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.+1902: **.
According to the U.S. National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, "the terms partially sighted, low vision, legally blind, and totally blind are used in the educational context to describe students with visual impairments. They are defined as follows:
- Partially sighted indicates some type of visual problem has resulted in a need for special education;
- Low vision generally refers to a severe visual impairment, not necessarily limited to distance vision. Low vision applies to all individuals with sight who are unable to read the newspaper at a normal viewing distance, even with the aid of eyeglasses or contact lenses. They use a combination of vision and other senses to learn, although they may require adaptations in lighting or the size of print, and, sometimes, braille;
- Legally blind indicates that a person has less than 20/200 vision in the better eye or a very limited field of vision (20 degrees at its widest point); and
- Totally blind students learn via braille or other non-visual media.
Art, filmmaking and Transcendental Meditation
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Sat, 09 May 2009 19:00:00 +0100
I had a question interrelating your practice of art and filmmaking with meditation. And I practice meditation. I’ve been to a retreat in which one individual was using a notepad, writing down ideas; I assume he was a writer. And the teacher sort of noted and asked him to get rid of that—you don’t need to carry the baggage of your idea of your profession of writing. And I was wondering: How do you compromise or negotiate your practice of being a seeker of tr [...]
Transcendental Meditation, conflict and stress
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100
How do you think Transcendental Meditation would affect those of us that find our creativity in conflict and stress? I think you’ve got to understand conflict and stress. It gives you ideas. Ideas can come from everyplace. But I guarantee you, if you have enough stress, you won’t be able to create. And if you have enough conflict, it will just get in the way of your creativity. You can understand conflict, but you don’t have to s [...]
Comparing the TM experience
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100
I’ve listened to the lectures, but I’ve never had a TM experience, and I was trying to think of something that might be a corollary to the TM experience. Is there something that you can describe that might be something we’ve all experienced that comes close to that?What they say: many people have experienced transcending. And there’s an experience that you can have just before you go to sleep. You’re awake, but you sor [...]
Watering the root with Transcendental Meditation
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100
While I can respect the overall goal of world peace for your Foundation, I’m wondering: Do you think that this emphasis on the individual and individual consciousness takes away from important discussions about the structural, economic, cultural, historical, and ideological causes of war and violence?In my mind, yes. But I’m interested in enlivening this field of unity with a peace-creating group. But many, many people are out there doing [...]
Creativity and catching the big ideas
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100
Can you could make some explicit statements about creativity, please?Creativity is a little bit like problem solving.And catching ideas: they’ve got to enter your conscious mind. So to me, if that conscious mind can get larger, you can catch ideas at a deeper level. And you can understand those ideas more, and appreciate a depth of them. And the thrill of them is more, and you can solve those problems along the way with the added bonus of bliss traveling down the track wit [...]
Serving people of all ages
sanunit@iowatelecom.net Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +0100
You were saying that your Foundation is serving people ages 10 to 155. I’m wondering what’s magical about the age of 10? And you talk about children and reaching children at a very young age, and so why 10? When you learn Transcendental Meditation you can get what they call a “walking mantra” at age five, and your “sitting mantra” at 10—that’s how come I said 10.
Education: News & Videos about Education - CNN.com
From P.S. 176X, kids with autism get joyful launch
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:56:00 -0400
All parents have hopes and dreams for their children. Parents of kids with serious disabilities are no different. But in their moments of wildest imagination, the parents of Vicki Martinez, Chase Ferguson and Travis Cardona could not have envisioned high school graduation -- certainly not in the dark days when they first learned their children had autism.
Commentary: Give kids a beacon of hope
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:20:00 -0400
To be effective in Congress, you must focus. With so many issues and debates occurring at any given time, it is easy to spread yourself too thin and lose sight of your goal.
SAT questions arise about Memphis' Dozier
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:14:00 -0400
ATLANTA (AP) -- Robert Dozier is the second men's basketball player who starred on the Memphis team that made it to the 2008 championship game to have questions arise about his entrance exams.
UN News Centre - Culture, Education
Murder of another Filipino journalist prompts UNESCO condemnation
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today deplored the recent murder of a radio commentator in the Philippines, the fourth such killing of a journalist in the Asian country this year.
Sacred Chinese mountain among sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
A sacred Buddhist mountain in China and a British aqueduct and canal are among several sites that can now boast membership on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Two Latin American sites added to UNESCO's Danger List
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Threats to Belize's barrier reef reserve and Colombia''s Los Katios National Park from deforestation, illegal fishing and “excessive development” have led the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to inscribe the sites on its List of World Heritage in Danger.
U.S. Department of Education
Duncan Challenges NEA to Accelerate School Reforms
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:32:00 -0000
Secretary Arne Duncan praised the National Education Association for its effort to improve the quality of the education workforce and challenged the union to reevaluate some of its policies on compensating teachers and offering them job protections.
$656 Million in Recovery Funds for Alabama
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:18:00 -0000
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the availability of $656 million in recovery funds for Alabama to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.
$129 Million in Recovery Funds for Hawaii
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:18:00 -0000
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the availability of $129 million in recovery funds for Hawaii to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.
BBC News | Education | UK Edition
Fears over student place shortage
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:58:30 -0000
Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns.
Check on school places cheating
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:43:33 -0000
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has asked for an assessment of the problem of parents cheating to get school places.
Baby P council 'limited progress'
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:40 -0000
The council in the Baby P case has made only limited progress in improving children's social care, Ofsted inspectors say.
Call for 'urgent' asbestos audit
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:47:53 -0000
An urgent audit of asbestos in Britain's schools is needed because people are dying, the British Safety Council has said.
Colleges' agency spend attacked
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:52:32 -0000
Unions representing college employees say millions of pounds is being wasted on agency staff and consultants.
Drop in modern language learning
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:31:25 -0000
Education inspectors are calling for schools to do more to encourage pupils to learn modern foreign languages.
Tories plan tougher teacher tests
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:46:57 -0000
A Conservative government would raise the entry requirements for people wanting to train as teachers in England.
Student grants and loans frozen
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:11:55 -0000
Student maintenance grants and loans in England will not rise next year, despite an increase in tuition fees, ministers say.
Forced marriage plea to schools
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:24:54 -0000
New guidelines are being published urging schools to identify signs of forced marriages ahead of the holidays.
Themed learning
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:15:11 -0000
International curriculum features treasure and travel
Play together
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:57:02 -0000
Schools in Wales and Germany share Shakespeare
Uncertain summer
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:59:41 -0000
What will replace the 11-plus in Northern Ireland?
GCSE quiz
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:50:21 -0000
How well do you know design and technology?
Primary teaching
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:47:28 -0000
National strategies are to go, but what were they?
E-mail us
Fri, 22 May 2009 12:26:48 -0000
How to contact the BBC News website education team
Top employers cut graduate jobs
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:52 -0000
The latest survey of 100 top graduate employers shows a 13.5% fall in recruitment during this year.
Poor students 'are outnumbered'
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:03 -0000
Students from the highest economic groups in England are twice as likely to go to university as poorer students, figures show.
Bright students 'shun languages'
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:12:13 -0000
Fewer higher-achieving pupils are opting for a language GCSE, and overall numbers are also declining, a study suggests.
Teachers facing 'classroom MOTs'
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:47:04 -0000
The schools' secretary proposes renewable licences for teachers as part of measures in a White Paper for England's schools.
Schools 'may be wasting millions'
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:47:07 -0000
England's schools could save millions of pounds a year by being more careful, a government watchdog claims.
Low numbers shut French course
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:34:06 -0000
University applications have been surging, but a university says its language courses only had 39 students wanting a place.
College bars visitor wearing veil
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:41:32 -0000
Two pupils and their teacher are asked to remove face veils before visiting a Catholic sixth form college in Lancashire.
Urban primary moves out of town
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:09:16 -0000
A primary school in south London is to buy accommodation in the home counties where older pupils will spend the week.
Court threat for pupils' parents
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:15:04 -0000
Parents of unruly pupils could be taken to court by teachers under plans to be announced by the government.
NI boys 'first to get swine flu'
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:56:09 -0000
A six-year-old boy and his younger brother are the first children from Northern Ireland to have swine flu.
Key schools policy to be amended
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:51:16 -0000
The government is to abandon the use of centralised national literacy and numeracy strategies in England's primary schools.
Few college buildings go ahead
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:57:58 -0000
Only 13 of 144 college building projects placed in limbo after a funding fiasco are to go ahead this year.
'Personality tests' for teachers
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:39:39 -0000
Teacher training applicants will have to undergo psychometric tests to assess their suitability for teaching.
Jewish school admissions row
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:34:36 -0000
A Jewish school's admissions policy is unlawful because it involves racial discrimination, the Appeal Court has decided.
Fewer young apprenticeships
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:24:01 -0000
There are more apprenticeships in England - but a drop in the number of young people starting them, figures show.
'Problems' with 11-14 curriculum
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:51:04 -0000
The introduction of the 11-14 curriculum has led to 'emerging problems' in some English schools, inspectors have found.
Strip-search of US girl illegal
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:26:11 -0000
The US Supreme Court rules that school staff broke the law by strip-searching a 13-year-old girl for painkillers.
Schools 'need not expel under-7s'
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:12:54 -0000
Schools can avoid excluding very young children through methods to manage behaviour such as biting and swearing, Ofsted says.
Urban poverty and jobless link
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:04:39 -0000
Almost a quarter of children in London live in families where nobody has a job, a UK-wide report says.
Vocational exams on the increase
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:13:43 -0000
Some 3.6 million vocational qualifications were awarded last year in the UK, an 11% increase on the previous year.
Decision time: 'cash or students'
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:36:56 -0000
Universities want to increase tuition fees and warn they need to receive increased funding or cut places.
Fewer pupils eating school meals
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:21:38 -0000
Uptake of school meals in secondary schools has dropped sharply since ministers first launched healthy eating policies.
Major problems with tests - claim
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:46:49 -0000
There are fundamental problems with the single level testing that might replace Sats in England, it is reported.
Masters of the classroom?
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:32:28 -0000
Mike Baker looks at the potential advantages and pitfalls of the planned masters in teaching and learning.
Are poor still put off a degree?
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:18:19 -0000
Mike Baker argues the university drop-out rate is less important than the proportion of poorer students making it to higher education in the first place.
Education spending feels squeeze
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:40:32 -0000
The focus this week has been on financing the NHS, but education faces a tough time too over the next few years, Mike Baker says.
Comparing notes
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:53:57 -0000
UK and Nigerian teachers on each other's methods
Big choices for school leavers
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:54:20 -0000
What does the future hold for school leavers?
Dilemma over science entitlement
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:04:30 -0000
Pupils are entitled to be taught separate science GCSEs - but schools do not have to teach them.
Number of pupils is set to soar
Wed, 13 May 2009 13:08:36 -0000
Class sizes in England have gone up - but the population trend shows things are about to get more challenging.
Pandemic: When schools close
Tue, 05 May 2009 10:13:59 -0000
In the event of a flu pandemic, who decides?
New bullet points for primaries
Fri, 01 May 2009 13:15:29 -0000
Primary schools get three focal points - or is it four, or six?
US downturn hits schoolchildren
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:45:43 -0000
The prospects of US children whose families become homeless are seriously hampered, as the BBC's Dumeetha Luthra reports.
School Report 'improves literacy'
Mon, 11 May 2009 14:43:25 -0000
Research carried out by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) indicates that participation in the BBC News project for schools can have a significant impact on literacy.
Make the news in your school
Mon, 11 May 2009 14:30:14 -0000
What is BBC News School Report?
Tue, 12 May 2009 17:30:47 -0000
Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.
School links around the globe
Mon, 11 May 2009 14:38:44 -0000
What is BBC World Class?
Mon, 11 May 2009 14:38:44 -0000
Help with home and school life
Mon, 11 May 2009 14:41:59 -0000
Home for the Visually Impaired (Hong Kong) - Provide blind and low-vision students and elderly with education rehabilitation, and care attention services respectively.
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) - Comprehensive education and rehabilitation system serving children and adults who are deaf, blind and multidisabled.
California School for the Blind - Provides comprehensive educational services to students of California who are visually impaired, deaf/blind, and visually impaired/multi-handicapped from infancy through age 21. These services will be provided in order to empower students to lead vocationally, personally, and socially satisfying productive lives leading to their highest level of independence.
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind - Public residential school for students who are sensory impaired.
Meta Description: [ Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Florida's public residential school for students who are sensory impaired. ]
Georgia Academy for the Blind - Georgia's only residential school for the blind. The school also has programs for deaf-blind and multidisabled children.
Governor Morehead School - Provides a free, public education and other services that address the social, physical, intellectual and emotional aspects of the total development of children with visual impairments.
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (ISVI) - A residential/day school for students who are blind and visually impaired. The school is located on an 18-acre campus in Jacksonville.
Indiana School for the Blind - Offers pre-school through high school programs, free of charge on a residential or day school basis, to the young people of Indiana who are blind and visually impaired. The school also provides students with instruction in the same coursework required of all school-aged children in Indiana. Specialized classes include orientation and mobility, adaptive physical education, independent living skills, vocational education, music instruction, Braille and specially adapted computer technology.
Kansas State School for the Blind - Works to ensure equal access to a high quality education for all Kansas students who are blind or visually impaired.
Meta Description: [ This site provides information on the Kansas State School for the Blind and it's services. There are also resources related to technology and accessibility. ]
Kentucky School for the Blind - Provides a variety of educational programming, specialized materials, and resources to Kentucky students who are blind or otherwise visually impaired.
Maryland School for the Blind - A private, nonprofit school serving children from infancy through age 21 who are blind, visually impaired and multiply disabled.
Missouri School for the Blind - A day school with a residential component serving over 1,200 blind and visually impaired children between the ages of 0-21. A statewide resource center of educational excellence for parents, families, and local school districts serving children with significant vision loss.
Montana School For The Deaf And The Blind - Provides educational services to deaf and hard of hearing and blind and low vision children whose impairment is such as to preclude their making normal progress in regular public schools.
New Mexico School for theVisually Handicapped - Mission is to provide the training, support and resources necessary to prepare blind / visually / multiply impaired children in New Mexico to participate fully in their families, community, and work force and to lead independent, productive lives.
Oklahoma School for the Blind - The school's purpose is to meet the educational needs of blind and visually impaired students who are residents of Oklahoma by providing a program to help students reach their maximum potential.
Oregon School for the Blind - Serves students with visual impairments who have educational needs beyond those which the local school district and regional program can provide.
Overbrook School for the Blind - A private, non-profit, non-sectarian educational facility with quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, or emotionally and learning disabled.
Perkins School For The Blind - Serves blind, visually handicapped, multi-handicapped blind, and deafblind students and clients on a day or residential basis.
Meta Description: [ Perkins School for the Blind, est. 1829, Helen Keller's alma mater, helps people who are blind or deafblind reach their greatest possible independence. ]
Royal Blind School - A national school providing for the special educational needs of young people with visual impairments. Located in Edinburgh.
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Detailed information on how the institute provides world-renowned educational programs for kids with sensory disabilities.
Meta Description: [ Web site of The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, providing education, support services, and information for children with vision and hearing impairments and other associated disabilities. ]
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind (SCSDB) - Provides services statewide for deaf, blind and sensory multidisabled individuals (children and adults), their families and the professionals who work with them. SCSDB offers programs for preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and postsecondary educational students, as well as a variety of outreach and support services.
South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Statewide resource in the education of children with vision loss.
St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments - One of the five special education schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and it serves visually impaired students from a five county area.
Tennessee School for the Blind (TSB) - A resource for Tennesseans from birth through high school who are blind or visually impaired and for others who provide them with care and services. TSB offers information, education, counseling and technical assistance to families and schools in local communities as well as to the children enrolled as residential or day school students.
Meta Description: [ Official Tennessee School for the Blind homepage, TSB, Middle TN ]
Texas School For The Blind And Visually Impaired - A center for educational services for all blind and visually impaired students in Texas.
Meta Description: [ A Center for Educational Services for All Blind and Visually Impaired Students in Texas. ]
The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) - Serves deaf and blind students across the state of Colorado. In addition to on-campus school programs, CSDB provides outreach services to school districts and parents across the state.
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill - Provides community-based education, residential and vocational programs for people with visual impairments and multiple disabilities.
Meta Description: [ Oak Hill enhances independence and quality of life for people with disabilities, including visual impairments, by setting the standard in providing innovative solutions, program excellence, services and advocacy ]
The Hadley School for the Blind - Nonprofit international distance education school. Ninety tuition-free courses for blind adults and family members of blind children and adults. Study at your own pace.
The New Hampshire Association for the Blind - NHAB provides orientation and rehabilitation for blind and visually impaired people statewide.
The New York Institute for Special Education - Private, non-profit, non-sectarian educational facility with quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and pre-schoolers who are developmentally delayed.
Meta Description: [ The New York Institute for Special Education(NYISE) is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian educational facility with quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and pre-schoolers who are developmentally delayed. ]
The New York State School For The Blind - Providing high quality education to visually impaired children who have multiple disabilities.
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The Pattaya School for the Blind - Provides free residential schooling for poor blind children who would otherwise receive no education. Located in Thailand.
Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind - Works to provide high-quality direct and indirect services to sensory-impaired children from birth through age 21 throughout the state of Utah.
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind - Established to provide comprehensive educational services to deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired children who require specialized instruction not available in local public schools.
Meta Description: [ Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind Website ]
Washington State School for the Blind - Provides specialized educational services to youth who are blind or otherwise visually impaired within the state of Washington.
Meta Description: [ Providing Quality Services to Blind and Visually Impaired Students Since 1886. ]
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children - The school's mission is to provide superior opportunities for training and education to students who in addition to visual impairment are disabled by other severe conditions. The school is dedicated to helping all students gain as much independence as possible so that they can experience positively the companionship of family, friends, and the community. Further, the school offers assistance to families and serves as a resource to the public.
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