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Visually Impaired

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Visually Impaired Education: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow, Adebiyi A. B. Sep 2007

Visually Impaired Education: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow, Adebiyi A. B.

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The actual formal education of the visually impaired persons started in Nigeria in the 40s by the Sudan Interior Mission, that was a century after their sighted counterparts had embraced Western Education. The main aim of the Missionaries was to train persons with Visual impairment to read the Bible and learn skills which would make them to be self reliant. The establishment of the first school for the blind in Gindiri was an eye opener to the emergence of other special education institutions in Nigeria. In Nigeria, Visually impaired education has passed through different stages of educational development. despite, progresses …


Effects Of Stress Management Training Of Self-Image Perception Of The Visually Impaired Individuals, Mike Eniola, A.O. Busari Jan 2007

Effects Of Stress Management Training Of Self-Image Perception Of The Visually Impaired Individuals, Mike Eniola, A.O. Busari

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This study investigates the effects of stress management training on self-image perception of the visually impaired individuals. The participants were thirty-three (33) purposively selected visually impaired students of Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, Nigeria with age ranging between 18 and 27 years. The research instrument used for data collection was visually impaired stress Questionnaire (VISQ). ANCOVA was the method of data analysis employed. The results of the treatment indicates that there was significant difference between the subjects exposed to treatment and the control group. The results also confirmed that there was significant difference in the level of stress experienced …