Biennial report of the Dept. for Colored Blind and Deaf of the Maryland School for the Blind.

Description based on: 1911/13.

Report of the Board of Directors of the Maryland School for the Blind.

Mode of access: Internet.

Some observations on the mental state of the blind, and deaf, and dumb, suggested by the case of Jane Sullivan, both blind, deaf, dumb, and uneducated.

Mode of access: Internet.

Report of the directors of the Maryland Institution for the Instruction of the Blind.

Issues for <1868- > include list of enrolled pupils.

Biennial report of the Board of Trustees and Superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind.

Description based on: 11th (1880-1882).

Biennial report of the Arkansas School for the Blind for the term commencing ...

Description based on: 28th (1918).

Proceedings of the Illinois Oral Health Summit and the Illinois Oral Health Plan : Illinois' response to the U.S. Surgeon General's report : Oral Health in America, convened by the Illinois Dept. of Public Health and held at the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health, Chicago Illinois on September 11, 2001.

Introduction: The major findings and suggested framework for action put forth by the U.S. Surgeon General form the basis for Illinois' plan. Augmenting this foundation is the collective wisdom of citizens, stakeholders and policy makers. The result is a comprehensive vision that can be embraced by all involved in the process. The plan articulates goals, priorities and strategies to improve the oral health of all Illinoisans. Its five policy goals reflect specific priorities and its recommended strategies and action steps suggest how to address each of them. The plan concludes with a call for the establishment of a select committee to monitor and provide guidance in the implementation of the plan.

Causes of Childhood Blindness in North Ghana: Results From a School for the Blind in Wa, Upper West Region

Background: Because most developing countries lack sufficient resources and infrastructure to conduct population-based studies on childhood blindness, it can be difficult to obtain epidemiologically reliable data available for planning public health strategies to effectively address the major determinants of childhood blindness. The major etiologies of blindness can differ regionally and intra-regionally. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine (1) the major causes of childhood blindness (BL) and severe visual impairment (SVI) in students who attend Wa Methodist School for the Blind in Upper West Region, North Ghana, and (2) any potential temporal trends in the causes of blindness for this region.

Methods: In this retrospective study, demographic data and clinical information from an eye screening at Wa Methodist School for the Blind were coded according to the World Health Organization/Prevention of Blindness standardized reporting methodology. Causes of BL and SVI were categorized anatomically and etiologically. We determined the major causes of BL/SVI over time using information provided about the age at onset of visual loss for each student.

Results: The major anatomical causes of BL/SVI among the 190 students screened were corneal opacity and phthisis bulbi (n=28, 15%), optic atrophy (n=23, 13%), glaucoma (n=18, 9%), microphthalmos (n=18, 9%), and cataract (n=18, 9%). Within the first year of life, students became blind mainly due to whole globe causes (n=23, 26%), cataract (n=15, 17%), and optic atrophy (n=11, 13%). Those who became blind after age one year had whole globe causes (n=26, 26%), corneal opacity (n=24, 24%), and optic atrophy (n=13, 13%).

Conclusion: At the Wa Methodist School for the Blind, the major anatomical causes of BL/SVI were corneal opacity and phthisis bulbi. About half of all students became blind within the first year of life, and were disproportionately affected by cataract and retinal causes in comparison to the other students who became blind after age one year. While research in blind schools has a number of implicit disadvantages and limitations, considering the temporal trends and other epidemiological factors of blindness may increase the usefulness and/or implications of the data that come from blind school studies in order to improve screening methods for newborns in hospitals and primary care centers, and to help tailor preventative and treatment programs to reduce avoidable childhood blindness in neonates and schoolchildren.

An Introduction to the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

Includes bibliographies.

An invitation to industry from your State Vending Stand Program for the blind and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Mode of access: Internet.

Address list, regional and subregional libraries for the blind and physically handicapped /

Description based on: Mar. 1981; title from cover.

Annual report and abstracts of Treasurer's accounts of the South Australian Institution for the Blind & Deaf & Dumb.

Description based on: 9th (1884/85); title from cover.

Aid to the blind and to dependent children.

Cover title.