University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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RHBL 7315 Medical Aspects of Blindness

Required Texts

Falvo, D. (2009). Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability. (4th Edition). MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.

Cassel, G., Billig, M., and Randall, H. (1998). The Eye Book. MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Required Dictionary

Cassin, B., Solomon, S., & Rubin, M. (Eds.). Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Co.

RHBL 7316 Principles of Orientation and Mobility

Wiener, W; Welsh, R., & Blasch, B. Eds. (2010). Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, 3rd Edition. New York: AFB Press. (vols. 1 and 2)
Jacobson, W. (1993). The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons with Visual Impairments. New York: AFB Press.

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