Vision 2005: Proceedings of the International Congress held between 4 and 7 April 2005 in London, UK, ICS 1282(1282 International Congress)

Vision 2005 comprises the Proceedings of the International Congress with the same name, held between 4 and 7 April 2005 in London, UK. It was the world's premier event on low vision and sight loss, hosted by Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), organized under the auspices of the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR), and co-hosted by Action for Blind People and The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. In this publication, issues of worldwide significance are addressed including the latest cutting edge scientific research and case studies presenting excellent practice-based work as well as presentations given by leading international figures in the field of blindness and sight loss. Vision 2005 has been arranged in six themes: clinical care and integrating rehabilitation; epidemiology and world blindness; visual function assessment and visual performance; education across the lifespan; advances in technology, designing and constructing for an inclusive environment; and employment. Keynote presentations from experts in the field Full papers of presentations covering 6 themes Inspirational opening and closing speeches

Table of Contents:
Preface, Opening ceremony. His Grace the Duke of Westminster, President of RNIB. Dr Aries Arditi, President of ISLRR. Professor Colin Low, Chairman of RNIB. William Rowland, President of the World Blind Union. Rosie Winterton, UK Minister of State for Health. Miles Hilton-Barber, blind adventurer and motivational speaker. Closing ceremony. Dr Aries Arditi, President of ISLRR. The Right Honourable David Blunkett, MP for Sheffield Brightside. Lesley-Anne Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of RNIB. Theme A: Clinical care and integrating rehabilitation. Partners in low vision (J. Armstrong). Master's degree programme: Visual impairment. Interdisciplinary perspectives and professional cooperation (�. B�ckman). Peer support - the route to enlightenment and independence? (A. Barrick, S. Kalla, M. Patton). Neurological and visual impairment - strategies for assessment (L. Baskett). Theme B: Epidemiology and world blindness. Not just a technical fix: Rethinking rehabilitation for visually impaired people from minority communities (S. Alam, T. Fagan, S. Sainsbury). Reflections on the effects of group work with older people with impaired vision (J.K. Baird). Incidence of neurological vision impairment in patients who suffer from an acquired brain injury (G. Clarke). Network 1000: Surveying the changing needs and lifestyles of 1000 visually impaired people - Indicative results from generative interviews (C. Corcoran et al.). Theme C: Visual function assesment and visual performance. Fear of orientation and mobility (L. Baskett). Limitation in mobility: Experiences of visually impaired older people. A phenomenological study (D.M. Brouwer et al.). Access to free eye examinations: The need to understand the low take-up of free eye examinations by older people in the United Kingdom (N. Charles et al.). Visual functions and functional vision (A. Colenbrander). Theme D: Education across the lifespan. Impact of segregation and inclusive education at the basic education level on children with low vision in Ghana (W.K. Agbeke). The estimation of length, surface area, and volume by blind and sighted children (Y. Andreou, K.T. Kotsis). Training special educators for low vision children in Nigerian regular schools (E. Aromolaran). First orientation and mobility teacher preparation program in Russia (Y. Balashova). Theme E: Advances in technology, designing and constructing for an inclusive environment. Enabling social inclusion through training (S. Almond). Blind-enT: Making objects visible for blind people (W. Bartyna et al.). Image processing to facilitate image identification by partially-sighted (C. Bordier et al.). Future distribution and playback options for digital talking books (G. Chevalier). Theme F: Employment. RNIB trainee grade scheme: A way into work (K. Adeniyi). Segmenting and targeting employed and unemployed people with sight problems (I. Bruce, M. Baker). How will I get there? Mobility training for employment (J. Chatterton). Employment strategies for the blind in Eastern Europe (H. de Jong). Author index. Keyword index.