Visual impairments : determining eligibility for social security benefits / / Peter Lennie and Susan B. Van Hemel, editors ; Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Visual Impairments, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 354 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 617.7/15
• Soggetto topico: Vision disorders - Diagnosis; People with visual disabilities - Evaluation; Disability evaluation - United States; Social security - United States
• Altri autori: LenniePeter Van HemelSusan B
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 TESTS OF VISUAL FUNCTIONS -- 3 VISUAL TASK PERFORMANCE -- 4 ASSESSMENT OF VISION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT -- Appendix B PUBLIC FORUM ON VISUAL DISABLILITY DETERMINATION METHODS AND ISSUES -- Appendix C GLOSSARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY TERMS RELATED TO DISABILITY -- Appendix D BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES -- INDEX.
• Titolo autorizzato: Visual impairments
• ISBN: 0-309-16982-8; 1-280-18442-6; 9786610184422; 0-309-50667-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828263003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II