Functional Vision: A Practitioner's Guide to Evaluation and Intervention

This book is an essential tool for anyone working in the area of low vision. It presents a systematic, comprehensive, integrated approach to assessing functional vision and delivering appropriate services determined by evaluation results. The book is based on groundbreaking work by distinguished professionals who developed the specific principles and procedures for helping people of all ages who have low vision, including those with multiple disabilities. The text explains various ways to link intervention to assessment findings and to teach compensatory skills through everyday activities at school, work, home, and in the community. This detailed and practical guide provides case examples, charts, figures, and sample forms that enable practitioners to apply expert methods directly in their work with clients.