Reading Rehabilitation for Individuals with Low Vision (eBook)

Kamila Růžičková, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hradec Králové. She has more than 22 years of experience with education, rehabilitation, and counseling for people with visual impairment. She is an expert teacher and lecturer at the Education Centre for Children with Visual Impairment in Hradec Králové, an instructor of Orientation and Mobility skills, and a teacher of Braille code. Previously, she worked as a professional at the Rehabilitation Center for Adults with Visual Impairment for 8 years. She is the author of the  educational program ‘Increasing visual performance in reading’ and a monograph, Visual Rehabilitation for Persons with Low Vision. Dr. Ruzickova works as a member of the Czech Republic Governmental Committee for the special needs of people with disabilities and the Association of Professional Counsellors for children with special education needs and their families and teachers of the Czech Republic.

Chapter 1. Visual Impairment and its Impact on Development.- Chapter 2. Rehabilitation of Individuals with Visual Impairment in the Czech Republic.- Chapter 3. Concept of Vision Rehabilitation in the Czech Republic.- Chapter 4. Reading as One of the Objectives of Vision Rehabilitation.- Chapter 5. Objectives, Questions, and Characteristics of the Research Group Involved in the Study.- Chapter 6. Research Methodology.- Chapter 7. Results of the Research.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.- Appendices.- Index.