Losing your Sight: A handbook for the visually impaired, their friends and family - Brossura

Daniels, Ellen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1841193275 ISBN 13: 9781841193274

Casa editrice: Robinson, 2001

Riassunto

This very positive book explains what it is really like to be blind and how the sighted can help to make their lives easier.

Topics include:

The eye and what blind people see - describing and illustrating distortions in vision caused by various eye conditions
Communication - emphasising the importance in the sighted world of eye-contact and body language and what happens when these communication aids are taken away
Barriers - created by assumptions which often underestimate the capabilities of the visually impaired
Hazards - and how best to avoid them
The value of counselling - giving a unique insight into problems the blind and their carers face. Registration - names, addresses, phone numbers and websites of useful organisations
Clearly and sympathetically written, this is an invaluable guide for professional and lay readers alike.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

A practical and personal account giving help and hope to the visually impaired, their families and carers

L'autore:

Ellen Daniels is in a unique position to write this book. At the age of 24 she was diagnosed as having a rare eye condition. At 35 she was registered as blind; nine years later, widowed and with two dependent children, she reached a major turning point in her life, and realised she had a gift for listening to the wants and needs of other blind people. Having first obtained an honours degree with the Open University, she trained as a career counsellor to the visually impaired and their families.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Robinson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841193275
• ISBN 13: 9781841193274
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256