02822nam 2200613Ia 450 991045951080332120200520144314.01-282-93303-597866129330350-313-34665-8(CKB)2670000000059875(EBL)617055(OCoLC)694733457(SSID)ssj0000414933(PQKBManifestationID)12163890(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414933(PQKBWorkID)10409513(PQKB)10817698(MiAaPQ)EBC617055(Au-PeEL)EBL617055(CaPaEBR)ebr10437143(CaONFJC)MIL293303(EXLCZ)99267000000005987520100927d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCoping with vision loss[electronic resource] understanding the psychological, social, and spiritual effects /Cheri Colby Langdell and Tim LangdellSanta Barbara, Calif. Praeger20101 online resource (191 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-34664-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 A Brief History of Blindness in World Literature; 3 Original Fiction by the Blind; 4 The Blind Writing about Blindness; 5 The Spiritual Dimensions of Blindness; 6 Current Insights into Visual Impairment and Vision Loss or Change; 7 Conclusion; Appendix: List of Useful Links and Resources; Works Cited and Consulted; IndexMore than one million people in the United States are fully blind or legally blind, suffering impairments from retinal and macular degeneration to eye loss. And as America with Baby Boomers and beyond ages, the numbers of legally blind will double. In this work where the authors are assisted by a blind executive, readers are taken into the world of the legally and fully blind, to understand the practical challenges that creates for the person experiencing vision loss, and also the family members and friends of that person. And the authors, through interviews with experts across fields, as wellBlindnessMedicine in literatureVision disordersPsychological aspectsElectronic books.Blindness.Medicine in literature.Vision disordersPsychological aspects.617.7Langdell Cheri Colby977938Langdell Tim977939MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459510803321Coping with vision loss2227896UNINA