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Neuropsychological Functioning of Blind Subjects with Learning Disabilities Compared to Those with Blindness Alone

It has been hypothesized that a disproportionate percentage of the blind population are learning disabled. In the past, norms and technology were not available to assess in a cost effective manner the blind client's neuropsychological functioning. Norms for the Wide Range Achievement Test - Revised (WRAT-R2) are now available for a blind population without any neuropsychological dysfunctioning. This study utilized the adapted WRAT-R2 and the Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation System (CVES), a neuropsychological test battery adapted for the blind, to investigate the possibility that learning disabilities are present in the adult blind population. Suspected learning disabled, blind subjects were compared with normal blind subjects. There were significant neuropsychological differences between the two groups.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279324
Date12 1900
CreatorsRabeck, Deborah D. (Deborah Denise)
ContributorsMcGill, Jerry C., Chandler, Cynthia K., Harrell, Ernest H.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 127 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Rabeck, Deborah D. (Deborah Denise)

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