Exam 12: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision

Which of the following statements about the conceptual abilities of children with visual impairment is true?

Each of the following is an accommodation that can be made on the job for those who are blind or who have low vision EXCEPT

Itinerant teacher services to a general education classroom is the most popular placement for students with visual impairments.

As a disability of children, blindness is

Approximately what percentage of the population of people with blindness currently uses braille as a primary reading method?

Social adjustment problems for children with visual impairment are most likely the result of

Oscar, a ninth grader who is blind, uses a device that converts regular print into synthesized speech. What is the machine called?

Children spontaneously compensate for poor vision by developing superior listening skills.

Many students who are legally blind would not be considered blind from an educational perspective because they

Adults who are blind are employed at about half the rate of those who are sighted.

Describe four ways that special and general education teachers can collaborate to serve students with visual impairments.

People who are blind

Which mobility aid is most often recommended by professionals?

Most professionals now agree that the intelligence of people with blindness

People who are blind have an extra sense that enables them to detect obstacles.

Which skills should be the focus of assessment for students with visual impairments, and how should those skills be assessed?

The colored portion of the eye that contracts or expands depending on the amount of light striking it is the

A condition characterized by a preference for looking at near objects, non-purposeful gazing, distinct color preferences, attraction to rapid movements, and abnormal visual reflexes is

All of the following are appropriate actions pertaining to guide dogs and their owners EXCEPT

For educational purposes, individuals who are blind