query: What is the criterion for being legally blind?

title: Helen Keller Services for the Blind

text: 1953 a summer day camp was opened to encourage participation in sports, music and drama. In 1952, George Hellinger opened the first Low Vision Eye Service within a blindness agency. The purpose of this service is the optimization of remaining vision of legally blind individuals through the use of optical aids. In 1967 IHB opened a pre-school for children. During the 1960s, IHB initiated the federally funded Anne Sullivan Macy Service for people who were deaf-blind. Soon after, Peter Salmon, Louis Bettica and others advocated a national center to serve all Americans who were deaf-blind. In 1967 the Helen Keller

title: Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

text: Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or ISBVI, established in 1847 as the "Indiana School for the Blind" is a residential school for Indiana youth that are blind or have low vision in Indianapolis, USA. The school added the "and Visually Impaired" to its name in 2007 and continues to use it today, despite "students who are blind or have low vision" being the currently accepted term. Students are able to attend the school from pre-school to high school, up to age 22. The current student population is estimated between

text: as swimming, cheerleading, forensics, wrestling, goalball, track and field. Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or ISBVI, established in 1847 as the "Indiana School for the Blind" is a residential school for Indiana youth that are blind or have low vision in Indianapolis, USA. The school added the "and Visually Impaired" to its name in 2007 and continues to use it today, despite "students who are blind or have low vision" being the currently accepted term. Students are able to attend the school from pre-school to high school, up to

title: Legally Blind (TV series)

text: Legally Blind (TV series) Legally Blind is a 2017 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ricky Davao, it stars Janine Gutierrez. It premiered on February 20, 2017 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing "Hahamakin ang Lahat" and worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. The series concluded on June 30, 2017 with a total of 93 episodes. It was replaced by "Impostora" in its timeslot. Grace is about to fulfill her dream of being a lawyer. In the day to celebrate the results of her bar exam results, she will be raped leading to her pregnancy

title: Legally Blind (TV series)

text: and will get to an accident that will lead to her blindness. According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement ratings, the pilot episode of "Legally Blind" earned a 12% rating. While the final episode scored a 6.2% rating in Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes. Legally Blind (TV series) Legally Blind is a 2017 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ricky Davao, it stars Janine Gutierrez. It premiered on February 20, 2017 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing "Hahamakin ang Lahat" and worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. The

title: Travis Association for the Blind

text: Travis Association for the Blind Travis Association for the Blind (TAB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization employing over 400 Texans of which approximately 250 are legally blind in six facilities in southeast Austin, Texas as well as a facility in Taylor, Texas. Travis Association for the Blind warehouses, distributes, manufactures, and repairs a wide variety of merchandise for local, state, and federal government as well as private industry. The mission of TAB is to enhance the opportunities for the economic and personal independence of people who are blind or visually impaired by creating, sustaining, and improving employment. TAB’s mission ensures

title: Christian Record Services for the Blind

text: Christian Record Services for the Blind Christian Record Services for the Blind (Christian Record Services, Inc., CRSB) is a non-profit organization that serves people who are legally blind and visually impaired. "Christian Record Services for the Blind is an international organization serving blind and visually impaired individuals in approximately 70 countries worldwide and employs about 15 people." It is a ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church but services blind people regardless of beliefs. Christian Record Services for the Blind 5900 S 58th St, Ste M Lincoln, NE 68516 Christian Record Services for the Blind (Christian Record Services, Inc., CRSB) was

title: Travis Association for the Blind

text: Support Center (RLSC). The RLSC facilities are located in south Austin and Taylor, Texas. Travis Association for the Blind Travis Association for the Blind (TAB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization employing over 400 Texans of which approximately 250 are legally blind in six facilities in southeast Austin, Texas as well as a facility in Taylor, Texas. Travis Association for the Blind warehouses, distributes, manufactures, and repairs a wide variety of merchandise for local, state, and federal government as well as private industry. The mission of TAB is to enhance the opportunities for the economic and personal independence of people who

title: Christian Record Services for the Blind

text: parents can read or vice versa. Transparent plastic sheets with Braille dots printed on them accompany the large-print text. Sighted parents can teach their children to read, or sighted children can read the print while mom or dad reads the Braille portion of the page. Christian Record Services for the Blind Christian Record Services for the Blind (Christian Record Services, Inc., CRSB) is a non-profit organization that serves people who are legally blind and visually impaired. "Christian Record Services for the Blind is an international organization serving blind and visually impaired individuals in approximately 70 countries worldwide and employs about

title: The Criterion Collection

text: legally required copyright notice. The Criterion company produced a digitally cleaned edition under license from Universal Pictures for the initial edition, and for the later anamorphic widescreen re-release edition of the film. Periodically, Criterion does release material on DVD/Blu-ray licensed from the studios they previously dealt with, for example Sony, Fox, MGM/UA, Disney, and Universal; these new releases are generally done on a case-by-case basis. The Criterion Collection began publishing laserdiscs on December 1, 1984 with its release of "Citizen Kane". In 1998, Criterion began publishing DVDs as well. On March 16, 1999, Criterion issued its final laserdisc release, Michael

title: American Printing House for the Blind

text: Promote the Education of the Blind became a law on March 3, 1879. The American Printing House for the Blind was designated as the official source of educational texts and aids for legally blind students throughout the country—a mandate that continues to the present. Federal funding created new demands for embossed books and the Printing House soon outgrew its rooms at the Kentucky School for the Blind. APH Trustees purchased land adjacent to the school where, in 1883, a building was erected to house the growing operations of APH. The current APH facility is still located on the same site

title: Helen Keller Services for the Blind

text: The New York State Commission for the Blind. In 1917 services for people who were deaf-blind were established. Also that year Morford employed a young Peter J. Salmon, who was legally blind. Morford died January 27, 1928. That year over 600 people who were blind or deaf-blind were served by IHB. In 1943, on the 50th anniversary, Keller visited IHB. During the 1950s, services were established in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. In 1952 IHB established a braille and large print library to make sure that textbooks were available for children who were blind and mainstreamed within their local schools. In

title: Guide Dogs for the Blind

text: ready." This means that at that point GDB starts to look for a good match. When it comes to putting together a team Guide Dogs for the Blind considers the lifestyle of the individual and the dog, the speed of their gaits, the size of the dog, as well as other issues that may affect the dogs ability to guide (i.e. a dog who hates water going to a rainy place). Any person who is blind or visually impaired desiring enhanced mobility and independence can benefit from having the independence a guide dog can provide. The person must be legally

title: Guiding Eyes for the Blind

text: legally blind students who have a degree of residual vision. Guiding Eyes is an internationally accredited dog school with a 50 year plus legacy of providing the blind and visually impaired with superior Guiding Eyes dogs, training, and lifetime support services. In 1966, Guiding Eyes began breeding their own dogs. Prior to that time, extensive time and effort was invested in searching in shelters and other sources for adult dogs and puppies. Today, Guiding Eyes for the Blind’s breeding program supplies more than 90% of the dogs used by the school. The Canine Development Center (CDC) located in Patterson, NY

title: Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children

text: Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC) is a private charter school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for blind students between the ages of 3 to 21. All of its students are legally blind and come from one of the 33 western counties of the state. Most students have multiple disabilities and some may be considered medically fragile. It is one of four approved charter schools—along with the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, the Overbrook School for the Blind, the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf—in Pennsylvania for blind and deaf children. The Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation

title: The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour

text: The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour (also known as the Prohibited Tour) was a comedy tour by American comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien. Its title is a reference to the 2010 "Tonight Show" host and timeslot conflict, which resulted in O'Brien resigning from his position as host of "The Tonight Show" in January 2010. O'Brien reached a settlement with NBC that barred him from appearing on television until September 2010, but it did not bar him from performing before a live audience in a concert setting.

text: clip of O'Brien's performance of "I Will Survive", for example, has received more than 320,000 views. "Conan O'Brien Can't Stop", a behind-the-scenes documentary film shot during the tour, was released in June 2011. It focuses on the production of the tour, O'Brien's interactions with fans and his crew, and O'Brien's thoughts on the "Tonight Show" conflict and legal injunction that inspired the tour. The movie was filmed, directed and produced by director Rodman Flender, a college friend of O'Brien. The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour (also known as

title: The Criterion for Religions

text: its approach to the "recognition of God". He writes: "the religion which possesses the intrinsic light of truth, and which has the ability to draw hearts towards itself purely because of its manner of Divine recognition." (p. 6) He compares the three major religions with regard to this criterion. Ahmad critically examines: The booklet consisting of 38 pages, critically examines the major religions and their principles briefly.the English translation is available. The Criterion for Religions The Criterion for Religions, the English rendering of Mi‘yarul Madhahib, was written and published in 1895 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim

title: Criterion Restaurant

text: Bar, which retains the 'glistering' ceiling of gold mosaic, coved at the sides and patterned all over with lines and ornaments in blue and white tesserae. The wall decoration accords well with the real yellow gold leaf ceiling, being lined with warm marble and formed into blind arcades with semi-elliptical arches resting on slender octagonal columns, their unmolded capitals and the impost being encrusted with goldground mosaic. Under the ownership of Georgian entrepreneur Irakli Sopromadze, in July 2009 Marina O'Loughlin reviewed the restaurant for "Metro", saying that "The Criterion is the star of the show" citing that under the new

title: Legally Blonde

text: as Warner. During the three-year run, the cast also included Alex Gaumond, Denise Van Outen, and Lee Mead. Legally Blonde Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film based on Amanda Brown's novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Luketic, scripted by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, and Jennifer Coolidge. The film tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend by getting a Juris Doctor degree. The title is a pun on the term "legally blind".

title: Legally Blonde

text: Legally Blonde Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film based on Amanda Brown's novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Luketic, scripted by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, and Jennifer Coolidge. The film tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend by getting a Juris Doctor degree. The title is a pun on the term "legally blind". The film was released on July 13, 2001, and received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the

title: Sri Rakum School for the Blind

text: what he calls the "creative use of his power". He is now the principal. The realization that children who were born blind were shunned and denied opportunities to grow inspired him to start the school. The children hail from villages and tribal belts and come from very poor families. The school is a unique non-governmental organization running entirely on support by patrons and donations by the general public and corporate organizations. Sri Rakum School for the Blind Sri Rakum School for the Blind is a blind school in the city of Bangalore, India. It offers free education to blind students

title: Iowa Commission for the Blind Building

text: was here that the commission, under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Jernigan transformed rehabilitation services for the blind in the state into what became known as the Iowa Model. It is based on the belief that with the proper training and opportunity, the blind can live productive and successful lives. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Iowa Commission for the Blind Building The Iowa Commission for the Blind Building is an historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building is a steel framed structure covered in brick. It is

title: Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods

text: Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods is an MTV program created in order to cast an actress to replace Laura Bell Bundy in the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway production of "Legally Blonde: The Musical". The show debuted on June 2, 2008. The winner of the show, Bailey Hanks, in addition to being cast in the role, was given the opportunity to record her own single of the musical's first-act closer, "So Much Better". The show concluded on July 21, 2008. Autumn Hurlbert was

title: The Blind Leading the Blind

text: Italy, who became Queen consort of Spain. As a younger son, Charles had been made Duke of Parma, then boldly seized the Kingdom of Naples, becoming Charles VII of Naples, before inheriting the Spanish throne. Charles housed the collection in what is now the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. The painting hangs in the Capodimonte with "The Misanthrope", as part of the Farnese collection. The Blind Leading the Blind The Blind Leading the Blind, Blind, or The Parable of the Blind () is a painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, completed in 1568. Executed in

title: The Criterion for Religions

text: The Criterion for Religions The Criterion for Religions, the English rendering of Mi‘yarul Madhahib, was written and published in 1895 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Ahmad believed that Islam was a living faith and the only faith by following which man could establish contact with his Creator and enter into communion with him. The teachings contained in the Quran and the Law promulgated by Islam were designed to raise man to moral, intellectual and spiritual perfection. Comparing Islam with other religions, Ahmad writes: "Islam's understanding of God is very simple and clear, and is in

title: National Federation of the Blind

text: practice strongly discourages the use of guide dogs as a sign of weakness and a lack of independence in the user of this tool. The NFB advocates teaching Braille to both children and adults who cannot read print efficiently and comfortably. This position has provoked opposition from some agencies and school districts who believe that only children who are totally or almost totally blind should need to learn Braille. According to the National Center for Health Statistics National Health Interview Survey, the United States 94,000 legally blind school-age children. Of these only about 5,500 are being taught Braille. Some of

title: The New Criterion

text: the arts and intellectual life [...] in the forefront both of championing what is best and most humanely vital in our cultural inheritance and in exposing what is mendacious, corrosive, and spurious." It evinces an artistic classicism and political conservatism that are rare among other publications of its type. It regularly publishes "special pamphlets", or compilations of published material organized into themes. Some past examples have been "Corrupt Humanitarianism"; "Religion, Manners, and Morals in the U.S. and Great Britain"; and "Reflections on Anti-Americanism". Since 1999, "The New Criterion" has been running the New Criterion Poetry Prize, a poetry contest with

title: Serre's criterion for normality

text: Serre's criterion for normality In algebra, Serre's criterion for normality, introduced by Jean-Pierre Serre, gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a commutative Noetherian ring "A" to be a normal ring. The criterion involves the following two conditions for "A": The statement is: Items 1, 3 trivially follow from the definitions. Item 2 is much deeper. For an integral domain, the criterion is due to Krull. The general case is due to Serre. Suppose "A" satisfies "S" and "R". Then "A" in particular satisfies "S" and "R"; hence, it is reduced. If formula_8 are the minimal prime ideals of "A", then

text: audition with a challenging number that tests singing, acting and dance. Their costume change skills were also tested, as was their stamina. The song featured was "What You Want". All the girls won dinner at the loft and "Legally Blonde"-style Tiffany necklaces. Autumn and Bailey performed three "Legally Blonde" numbers live at the Palace Theatre on Broadway, and Bailey was declared the winner. The three songs were "Omigod You Guys", "Positive" and "So Much Better". In addition to winning a contract to perform the role of Elle Woods on Broadway for at least three months, Hanks was given the opportunity

text: Again". This show is a part of the "Bonnaroo Music Festival" Just hours before the first show of the tour, O'Brien announced that he would host a new show on cable station TBS, titled "Conan", which debuted in November 2010. In addition to the announcement of the television series, TBS also announced a one-hour TBS Special, featuring several writers for "Conan", as well Watts. Even with ticket prices starting at $40, The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour sold out. Footage of O'Brien's tour has been uploaded onto YouTube by fans in attendance and immediately went viral. A

title: Criterion Games

text: components. Originally Criterion Games was a division within Criterion Software, set up to develop games, using the Renderware engine, which would act as showcases as to what was possible with the platform. RenderWare is used in such games as "Grand Theft Auto III", "" and "", which are developed by Rockstar North, and the "Burnout" series, developed in-house by Criterion Games. In August 2004, Electronic Arts announced they had acquired Criterion Games and Criterion Software for a rumored , taking into account the purchase price and existing debt. This was followed by the release of "Black," a first-person shooter, to

title: Blind musicians

text: a unique mix of circumstances, the blind Viennese composer Rudolf Braun wrote works for piano left hand for the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein. One of the prominent blind South Indian carnatic musicians is M. Chandrasekaran, a violin maestro who has received some of the highest awards by many musical institutions in India. His musical career spans over six decades and he has travelled to perform in many music festivals all over India and the world. Blind musicians Blind musicians are singers or instrumentalists, or in some cases singer-accompanists, who are legally blind. Historically, many blind musicians, including some of the

title: Books for the Blind

text: Books for the Blind The Books for the Blind Program is an initiative of the United States National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) which provides audio recordings of books free of charge to people who are blind or visually impaired. The program has included audio recordings of books since 1934 and digital book efforts began in 1996. "See also National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped" In 1931, the United States passed the Pratt-Smoot Act to provide blind adults with access to books. Before audio recordings, books were made available in braille. Beginning with

title: Problem of the criterion

text: set two and proceed to use this to establish what we, in fact, know. Classical empiricism embraces the methodist approach. Meno's paradox Katalepsis Problem of the criterion In the field of epistemology, the problem of the criterion is an issue regarding the starting point of knowledge. This is a separate and more fundamental issue than the regress argument found in discussions on justification of knowledge. American philosopher Roderick Chisholm in his "Theory of Knowledge" details the problem of the criterion with two sets of questions: An answer to either set of questions will allow us to devise a means of

title: Blind musicians

text: Blind musicians Blind musicians are singers or instrumentalists, or in some cases singer-accompanists, who are legally blind. Historically, many blind musicians, including some of the most famous, have performed without the benefit of formal instruction, since such instruction relies extensively on written musical notation. However, today there are many resources available for blind musicians who wish to learn Western music theory and classical notation. Louis Braille, the man who created the braille alphabet for the blind, also created a system of classical notation for the blind called Braille music. This system allows the blind to read and write music just

title: Soundtracks for the Blind

text: acclaim by critics. "Terrorizer" magazine wrote, "Gira has painstakingly recorded and produced this magnus ["sic"] opus with a ferocious attention to detail. Above all, it sounds phenomenal". AllMusic called "Soundtracks for the Blind" "[Swans'] best album ever". Credits for "Soundtracks for the Blind" adapted from liner notes. Soundtracks for the Blind Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans, and the last released until 2010's "My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky". It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. "Soundtracks for the Blind" was intended, as suggested

title: California School for the Blind

text: beginning the efforts to make the school wholly state-supported and seeing the school, then known as the California State Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind through its move to what would later become Berkeley in 1867. A 1906 amendment to the Political Code changed the school's name to the California Institution for the Deaf and Blind and established the school's place as a part of the California State school system. Dr. Wilkinson retired in 1910. The Legislature voted in 1914 to substitute the term "School" for "Institution," again changing the school's name, this time to the California School for

title: Serre's criterion for normality

text: has height one (Krull's principal ideal theorem). For "R", we argue in the same way: let formula_2 be a prime ideal of height one. Localizing at formula_2 we assume formula_2 is a maximal ideal and the similar argument as above shows that formula_2 is in fact principal. Thus, "A" is a regular local ring. formula_46 Serre's criterion for normality In algebra, Serre's criterion for normality, introduced by Jean-Pierre Serre, gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a commutative Noetherian ring "A" to be a normal ring. The criterion involves the following two conditions for "A": The statement is: Items 1, 3

title: Soundtracks for the Blind

text: Soundtracks for the Blind Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans, and the last released until 2010's "My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky". It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. "Soundtracks for the Blind" was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "soundtrack for a non-existent film", and is Swans' most varied studio effort. A reissue of the album was released on July 20, 2018, marking the first time "Soundtracks for the Blind" is released on vinyl. On the composition

title: Perkins School for the Blind

text: chapter. Perkins has collaborated with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired on a Web resource called PathsToLiteracy.org, an online hub for information related to literacy for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities or deafblindness. The international nonprofit has also worked in conjunction with the American Foundation for the Blind to ensure that Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) be taught in mainstream schools. Perkins is a member Council of Schools for the Blind. Perkins School for the Blind Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts, is the oldest school for the blind

title: Associated Services for the Blind

text: On November 30, 1983, three agencies – the Information Center for the Blind, the Nevil Institute for Rehabilitation and Service and Volunteer Services for the Blind – merged to form Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. A lineage that began in 1874 with the Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men is today the largest non-profit organization in southeastern Pennsylvania serving the blind and visually impaired. ASB provides a wide range of services: Associated Services for the Blind The Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ASB) is a private non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which promotes self-esteem,

title: Blind equalization

text: coefficients beyond a certain point are negligibly small. If the channel impulse response is assumed to be minimum phase, the problem becomes trivial. Bussgang methods make use of the Least mean squares filter algorithm with where formula_25 is an appropriate positive adaptation step and formula_26 is a suitable nonlinear function. Polyspectra techniques utilize higher order statistics in order to compute the equalizer. [1] C. RICHARD JOHNSON, JR., et. el., "Blind Equalization Using the Constant Modulus Criterion: A Review", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, VOL. 86, NO. 10, OCTOBER 1998. Blind equalization Blind equalization is a digital signal processing technique in which

title: (What Is) Love?

text: play the jilted lover. "Us Weekly" noted the song's lyrics to be pointing "a few fingers" at Lopez's previous relationships, seen in the line dissing "blind dates" and the declaration of: "Musicians are the worst." During the first album listening party for "Love?" in 2009, "Rap-Up" magazine revealed that Jean-Baptiste had produced a second version of the song called "What Is Love? (Part II)". It was considered for included on the album but ultimately did not make the final track listing. It samples the "club-friendly" riff of Edwin Starr's 1970 single "War". "What Is Love? Part II" was leaked onto

title: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind

text: Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) is an organization founded to help the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington, D.C., region, including the deafblind community, deal with the challenges of vision loss. The goal of CLB is to try to help people who are blind or visually impaired to remain independent, active and productive in society. Since 1900, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind has aimed to help the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington region to deal with the challenges of vision loss. Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind was

title: The Criterion Collection

text: identifying bootleg merchandise, and notes that the Criterion Collection never published Asian editions of its movie catalog. The Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video distribution company which focuses on licensing "important classic and contemporary films" and selling them to film aficionados. Criterion is noted for helping to standardize a number of new ideas, such as the letterbox format for widescreen films, adding bonus features, commentary tracks, doing film restoration, and releasing special editions for home video. The Criterion Collection company was founded in 1984 by Robert Stein, Aleen Stein, and Joe Medjuck,

title: Eisenstein's criterion

text: the basic examples of an integral domain is the polynomial ring in the variable over the field . In this case, the principal ideal generated by is a prime ideal. Eisenstein's criterion can then be used to prove the irreducibility of a polynomial such as in . Indeed, does not divide , does not divide , and divides and . This shows that this polynomial satisfies the hypotheses of the generalization of Eisenstein's criterion for the prime ideal since, for a principal ideal , being an element of is equivalent to being divisible by . Eisenstein's criterion In mathematics, Eisenstein<nowiki>'s</nowiki>

title: The Criterion Collection

text: Turner Classic Movies, succeeded Hulu as the exclusive streaming service for the Criterion Collection. Criterion began publishing on Blu-ray Disc in December 2008. Unlike its DVD releases, which are a mixture of NTSC-standard Region 0 (region-free) and Region 1 DVDs, Criterion Collection Blu-ray Discs are Region A locked. Eclipse is a line started in 2007 separate from The Criterion Collection. It is described by Criterion as "a selection of lost, forgotten, or overshadowed classics in simple, affordable editions". They are sold in multi-DVD sets only. The retail list prices for Criterion Collection releases typically range from US$30 to US$40 for

title: Criterion Games

text: Criterion Games Criterion Software Limited, doing business as Criterion Games, is a British video game developer based in Guildford, England. They are best known for their work on the racing video game series "Burnout" and various "Need for Speed" games. Criterion Software Ltd was created in 1993 to commercialise 3D graphics rendering technology. It was set up by David Lau-Kee and Adam Billyard within Canon's European Research Lab, before being spun out as a majority Canon-owned startup. Criterion Software was a technology company specialising in the development of the RenderWare family of middleware technology, including graphics, AI, audio and physics

title: Books for the Blind

text: Act was amended in 1933 to include "talking books", and later, in 1969, on proprietary cassette tape and player, becoming the preferred format. Currently, books for the blind and visually impaired can be downloaded from the NLS's Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) system, which allows for digital books on desktop computers and some mobile devices. In 2016, a "wi-fi" symbol was added to the NLS's logo to represent the inclusion of wireless connectivity to the programs. Books for the Blind The Books for the Blind Program is an initiative of the United States National Library Service for the Blind

title: National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp.

text: which prohibits discrimination in the "enjoyment of goods, services, facilities or privileges." On October 2, 2007, the U.S. Federal District Court for the Northern District of California certified a nationwide class action pursuit against Target Corporation consisting of all legally blind individuals in the United States who had attempted to access Target.com and as a result were denied access to the enjoyment of goods and services offered in the defendant's stores. The order furthered certified a California subclass, which included all legally blind individuals in California who attempted to access Target.com on behalf of blind Internet customers. The court previously

title: Perkins School for the Blind

text: Perkins School for the Blind Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts, is the oldest school for the blind in the United States. It has also been known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind. Perkins manufactures its own Perkins Brailler, which is used to print embossed, tactile books for the blind; and the Perkins SMART Brailler, a braille teaching tool, at the Perkins Solutions division housed within the Watertown campus's former Howe Press. Founded in 1829, Perkins was the first school for the blind established in the United States. The school was originally named the New England Asylum

title: Washington School for the Blind

text: and the Kennedy Center. Schuur was awarded the Helen Keller Achievement Award in 2000 by the American Foundation for the Blind. In 2008, the school hosted a "tactile museum of natural history" experience and fundraiser called Sensory Safari. The event benefitted the Washington School for the Blind Foundation, which supports student activities and funds technology and equipment for the school. Washington School for the Blind The Washington School for the Blind, also known as the Washington State School for the Blind, is a school for visually-impaired, blind, or deaf-blind students, located in Vancouver, Washington in the United States. The school

title: Judo for the Blind

text: Judo for the Blind Judo for the Blind is the debut EP of noise rock band Tragic Mulatto, released in 1984 by Alternative Tentacles. The band's sound has been described as jazz-tinged Flipper. Despite the band's peculiar demeanor, "Judo for the Blind" has been received positively. Ira Robbins of the "Trouser Press" praised the record, saying that "some numbers are faster and well-organized to the point where they resemble a '40s big band on bad drugs; others could be an incompetent jazz combo vainly tuning up while someone soundchecks the microphones." Adapted from the "Judo for the Blind" liner notes.

title: Judo for the Blind

title: Colorado Center for the Blind

text: Colorado Center for the Blind Colorado Center for the Blind, in Littleton, Colorado, is a nonprofit training center for the blind located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Littleton, Colorado, about 13 miles south of Denver. The Colorado Center for the Blind provides teaching based on the philosophy of blindness advanced by the National Federation of the Blind focusing on independence, opportunity and self-confidence as a way to achieve total integration into society based on equality. The Colorado Center for the Blind also acts as an advocate for the blind community, provides experts on blindness to the national

title: California School for the Blind

text: California School for the Blind The California School for the Blind is a public educational institution for blind children, K-12, located in Fremont, California. Its campus is located next to the California School for the Deaf. The San Francisco area's education of blind children began in 1860 with the organization of the privately supported Society for the Instruction and Maintenance of the Indigent Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind in California by Mrs. Frances Clark. She served as the first principal of the school until 1865, when Dr. Warring Wilkinson was brought to the school. Dr. Wilkinson is credited with

title: Kentucky School for the Blind

text: advocate for others with visual impairments. A book has been published noting the experiences of the students and faculty of the institution. Kentucky School for the Blind The Kentucky School for the Blind is an educational facility for blind and visually impaired students from Kentucky who are aged up to 21. Bryce McLellan Patten founded the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind in 1839 in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1842, it was chartered as the Kentucky Institution for the Blind by the state legislature as the third state-supported school for the blind established in the United States. In 1855,

title: Washington School for the Blind

text: Washington School for the Blind The Washington School for the Blind, also known as the Washington State School for the Blind, is a school for visually-impaired, blind, or deaf-blind students, located in Vancouver, Washington in the United States. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. In 1886, the Washington Territory Legislature established the State School for Defective Youth in Vancouver, Washington. The act established a "school for the deaf, mute, blind, and feeble minded". Louis Sohns and Charles Brown raised money from local civic leaders, purchased property, and built buildings for the school.

title: The Criterion Collection

text: The Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video distribution company which focuses on licensing "important classic and contemporary films" and selling them to film aficionados. Criterion is noted for helping to standardize a number of new ideas, such as the letterbox format for widescreen films, adding bonus features, commentary tracks, doing film restoration, and releasing special editions for home video. The Criterion Collection company was founded in 1984 by Robert Stein, Aleen Stein, and Joe Medjuck, who later were joined by Roger Smith. In 1985, the Steins, William Becker, and Jonathan B. Turell

title: Criterion of embarrassment

text: Criterion of embarrassment The criterion of embarrassment is a type of critical analysis in which an account likely to be embarrassing to its author is presumed to be true as the author would have no reason to invent an account which might embarrass him or her. Certain Biblical scholars have used this as a metric for assessing whether the New Testament's accounts of Jesus' actions and words are historically probable. The criterion of embarrassment is one point listed in the Criteria of Authenticity used by academics, the others being the criterion of dissimilarity, criterion of language and environment, criterion of

title: Kentucky School for the Blind

text: Kentucky School for the Blind The Kentucky School for the Blind is an educational facility for blind and visually impaired students from Kentucky who are aged up to 21. Bryce McLellan Patten founded the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind in 1839 in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1842, it was chartered as the Kentucky Institution for the Blind by the state legislature as the third state-supported school for the blind established in the United States. In 1855, it moved to its present location on Frankfort Avenue in the Clifton neighborhood. About this time, it was renamed the Kentucky School

title: Criterion Capital Partners

text: $5 million suit against Criterion for “destroying the site". Then in May, TechCrunch reported that Bebo filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Criterion Capital Partners Criterion Capital Partners LLC, also known as simply Criterion, is a private equity fund based in Los Angeles. It is best known for being the owner of Bebo, from 2010-2013. Christopher Lord co-founded the company in 2002. Criterion acquired social networking service Bebo in 2010. Bebo was previously owned by AOL, who originally purchased the service for $850 million in 2008. The acquisition had failed as Bebo's business was declining. AOL sold the company for

title: California School for the Blind

text: groups, international pen pals on tape, art, cooking and roller skating. Many of the school's athletes are also members of the Alameda County Special Olympics team and the United States Association of Blind Athletes. California School for the Blind The California School for the Blind is a public educational institution for blind children, K-12, located in Fremont, California. Its campus is located next to the California School for the Deaf. The San Francisco area's education of blind children began in 1860 with the organization of the privately supported Society for the Instruction and Maintenance of the Indigent Deaf and Dumb,

title: Galloway's Society for the Blind

text: Galloway's Society for the Blind Galloway's Society for the Blind, also known as Galloways, (reg charity number 526088) is one of Lancashire's oldest charities, established in 1867 following a public meeting in the Corn Exchange, Preston, England. It was originally the Preston Industrial Institute for the Blind, then the Institute for Blind Welfare and until 2000 the Preston and North Lancashire Blind Welfare Society. It is now named after William Wilding Galloway, a cotton merchant from Preston who left £40,000 to local charities including £10,000 to the society when he died in 1936. The Society renamed itself in July 2000,

title: Galloway's Society for the Blind

text: in 2017 had to be cancelled twice because Queen's Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson could not find a safe route because of high water levels. Galloway's Society for the Blind Galloway's Society for the Blind, also known as Galloways, (reg charity number 526088) is one of Lancashire's oldest charities, established in 1867 following a public meeting in the Corn Exchange, Preston, England. It was originally the Preston Industrial Institute for the Blind, then the Institute for Blind Welfare and until 2000 the Preston and North Lancashire Blind Welfare Society. It is now named after William Wilding Galloway, a cotton

title: Love Is Blind (2016 film)

text: Love Is Blind (2016 film) Love is Blind is a 2016 Philippine fantasy-romantic comedy film directed and written by Jason Paul Laxamana and produced by Regal Entertainment Inc. The film stars Derek Ramsay, Solenn Heussaff, Kiray Celis and Kean Cipriano. It was released on February 10, 2016, under Regal Films. In "Love is Blind", the main character, Fe, played by Kiray Celis, uses a magic potion that causes her handsome crush Wade (Derek Ramsay) to see her as more attractive than she actually is. The film starts with Fe (Kiray Celis) being pimped out by her aunt (Beverly Salviejo). Fe

title: Criterion Capital Partners

text: Criterion Capital Partners Criterion Capital Partners LLC, also known as simply Criterion, is a private equity fund based in Los Angeles. It is best known for being the owner of Bebo, from 2010-2013. Christopher Lord co-founded the company in 2002. Criterion acquired social networking service Bebo in 2010. Bebo was previously owned by AOL, who originally purchased the service for $850 million in 2008. The acquisition had failed as Bebo's business was declining. AOL sold the company for less than $10 million to Criterion. Following the acquisition, Bebo's business did not improve. In April 2012, the minority shareholders filed a

title: Overbrook School for the Blind

text: Overbrook School for the Blind The Overbrook School for the Blind was established in 1832 in Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They produced the first embossed book in America, the Gospel of Mark and the first magazine for the blind. It is one of four approved charter schools—along with the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf—in Pennsylvania for blind and deaf children. It was established in March 1832 by Julius Reinhold Friedlander (1803–1839), a German who had recently come to Philadelphia, and called it The Pennsylvania Institution for the

title: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

text: life and performance of its dogs; psychosocial research such as into the well-being of people who are blind and partially sighted and policy research. 'Guide Dog of the Year' is an annual awards event run by Guide Dogs. Its aim is to recognise the work of the 4,700 guide dogs currently working for their blind or partially sighted owners around the UK. In 2014 the Inspirational Guide Dog Owner of the year award was awarded to Verity Smith and her guide dog Uffa. Guide Dogs campaigns against Pavement Parking along with at least 17 other charitable organisations. The campaign supported

title: Missouri School for the Blind

text: handling its operation. Although more than one claim has been made regarding the title of "first braille printing press in the United States," some authorities have clearly awarded that title to the Missouri School. Harvard professor Gabriel Farrell states definitively, "The first real printing press for the blind in the United States was invented and operated by Henry Robyn, head of the music department at the Missouri School for the Blind, in 1865." Missouri School for the Blind The Missouri School for the Blind is an educational institution in the United States specially designed for students who are blind or

title: Guide Dogs for the Blind

text: Guide Dogs for the Blind Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is a guide dog school located in the United States, with campuses in San Rafael, California, and Boring, Oregon. It was founded in 1942 by Lois Merrihew and Don Donaldson to help veterans who had been blinded in World War II. Guide Dogs for the Blind has about 2000 Guide Dog teams across the United States and Canada. Guide Dogs for the Blind was established in 1942 in response to the need for service dogs to help wounded servicemen that were coming back blind from World War II. The

title: The blind leading the blind

text: song written by Mick Jagger, performed by Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart for the soundtrack of the 2004 film "Alfie". In a notable episode of "Sex and the City" Samantha tells Carrie that giving her advice is like 'the blind leading the blind'. The song "Ego Tripp" by Mushroomhead includes the lyrics, "as the blind lead the blind on a crusade for sight." The blind leading the blind "The blind leading the blind" is an idiom and a metaphor in the form of a parallel phrase, it is used to describe a situation where a person who knows nothing is

title: Associated Services for the Blind

text: Associated Services for the Blind The Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ASB) is a private non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which promotes self-esteem, independence, and self-determination in people who are blind or visually impaired. It provides education and training resources, community action and public education, serving as a voice and advocate for the rights of the blind or visually impaired. Since 1975, the agency has been located in the Robert Morris Building at 919 Walnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia, along with the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

title: The Blind Giant is Dancing

text: The Blind Giant is Dancing The Blind Giant is Dancing is a play by Australian playwright Stephen Sewell. It went on to win the 1985 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award. A passionate examination of the way political power can corrupt the individual and society at large "The Blind Giant is Dancing" was first produced by the State Theatre Company of South Australia on 15 October 1983 with the following cast: GRAHAM WHITE / BRUCE FITZGERALD: Russell Kiefel MR CAREW / GREG: Robert Grubb MICHAEL WELLS: Stuart McCreery ALLEN FITZGERALD: Geoffrey Rush LOUISE KRAUS: Jacqy Phillips JANE: Robynne Bourne ROSE

title: The Blind Giant is Dancing

text: DRAPER: Gillian Jones JANICE LANG / ROBIN: Melita Jurisic BOB LANG / SIR LESLIE HARRIS: John Wood RAMON GRIS: Igor Sas DOUG FITZGERALD: Peter Cummins EILEEN FITZGERALD: Kerry Walker Director, Neil Armfield Designer, Stephen Curtis Composer, Alan John Lighting Designer, Nigel Levings The Blind Giant is Dancing The Blind Giant is Dancing is a play by Australian playwright Stephen Sewell. It went on to win the 1985 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award. A passionate examination of the way political power can corrupt the individual and society at large "The Blind Giant is Dancing" was first produced by the State

title: Love Is Blind (The Twilight Zone)

text: a completely different tune. Haines is quite taken with the song and when he questions the bartender, he tells him that the singer just came in out of the rain looking for a dry place. He turned out to be a great singer but he was blind. The singer sits down next to Jack and asks what he thought of his song and they begin talking. He tells Haines he meant the song to hit him where he lives, and the singer claims he has either an immense amount of talent or a terrible curse which allows him to reveal

title: Institute for the Blind, Copenhagen

text: Institute for the Blind, Copenhagen The (Royal) Institute for the Blind (Danish: Blindeinstituttet) is a listed, Historicist building on Kastelsvej in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in built in two stages in 1858 and 1880 to a design by Ferdinand Meldahl, it was the first special school for blind students in Denmark and was listed in 1977. The institution relocated to new premises in Hellerup in the 1960s and is now known as the Danish Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted . The Østerbro building is now home to Copenhagen Municipality's Children's Centre. The first Institute for

title: Criterion-referenced test

text: what they "should" know, as defined by the state. Both terms "criterion-referenced" and "norm-referenced" were originally coined by Robert Glaser. Unlike a criterion-reference test, a norm-referenced test indicates whether the test-taker did better or worse than other people who took the test. For example, if the criterion is "Students should be able to correctly add two single-digit numbers," then reasonable test questions might look like "formula_1" or "formula_2" A criterion-referenced test would report the student's performance strictly according to whether the individual student correctly answered these questions. A norm-referenced test would report primarily whether this student correctly answered more questions

title: Arkansas School for the Blind

text: Arkansas School for the Blind The Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB or ASBVI), is a state-run public school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, serving blind and vision impaired students of kindergarten through high school grades through residential, day school, and part-time enrollment programs. Opened in 1859, the school was founded as "The Institute for the Education of the Blind" by Reverend Haucke, a blind Baptist minister. Originally located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the school moved in 1868 to Little Rock in the facility now used as the Arkansas Governor's Mansion. By 1877, the school was renamed

title: Maryland School for the Blind

text: at the school to learn how to properly do so. The Maryland School for the Blind is a large co-ed school with its own campus and dorms. There are several different academic buildings for the students’ specifics academic-needs, such as buildings for blind students, blind and deaf students, blind and autistic students, blind and mentally-retarded, etc. The dorms at MSB are called “cottages”. Each cottage houses five to six students and comes with bedrooms with 2 beds in each so that each person has a roommate, a kitchen, living room, and bathrooms. Though the students do live by themselves, there

title: Colorado Center for the Blind

text: media, and delivers government-sponsored services for the visually impaired. Founded in 1988, the center moved to its current location in 2000 and includes nearby residential apartments for program participants. The largest and most comprehensive program is the residential Independence Training Program for Adults. Other programs are aimed towards Youth and Seniors as well as a general seminar for business and organizations working with the blind. Colorado Center for the Blind Colorado Center for the Blind, in Littleton, Colorado, is a nonprofit training center for the blind located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Littleton, Colorado, about 13 miles

title: The Criterion

text: The Criterion The Criterion was a British literary magazine published from October 1922 to January 1939. "The Criterion" (or the "Criterion") was, for most of its run, a quarterly journal, although for a period in 1927–28 it was published monthly. It was created by the poet, dramatist, and literary critic T. S. Eliot who served as its editor for its entire run. Eliot's goal was to make it a literary review dedicated to the maintenance of standards and the reunification of a European intellectual community. Although in a letter to a friend in 1935 George Orwell had said "for pure

title: Legally Blondes

text: punishment from their parents for their crimes and for shaming their families (who founded and donated to the school), and are seen boarding a rowdy student-filled bus and being whisked off to public school, much to their horror. The film was universally panned by film critics. They criticized the film's poor acting, screenplay, over-reliance on clichés and little to no connection to the first two films. The film was also panned as being very unnecessary and predictable and is cited as a "cash-grab". On Rotten Tomatoes the film has only 2 reviews, both negative. Legally Blondes Legally Blondes is a

title: Love Is Blind (2016 film)

text: confused, storms out and thought that she was bewitched by Yari for him to love her. But the two did not know that the contents of the potion were replaced by pure water. While Fe drowns herself in pity as she lost the chance at love, she is disturbed by a shouting Yari who rushed to her once he knew about the potion being replaced. The two ended up together and Fe eventually realized that there’s someone who can love her the way that she is. Love Is Blind (2016 film) Love is Blind is a 2016 Philippine fantasy-romantic comedy

title: Missouri School for the Blind

text: Missouri School for the Blind The Missouri School for the Blind is an educational institution in the United States specially designed for students who are blind or visually impaired. It has served the Greater St. Louis area for more than 150 years as a governmental agency of the state of Missouri. In 1860, the Missouri School became the first educational institution in the nation to adopt the braille system. It also owned, developed and operated one of the nation's earliest braille printing presses. The Missouri School for the Blind is a state-operated agency in St. Louis, Missouri, serving children from

title: Institute for the Blind, Copenhagen

text: the two lateral wings by a couple of low, narrow connectors. The front and rear wings feature median ricilits, the front wing on both sides, all three of which are tipped by rounded pediments. The main entrance is located in the central axis of the main wing and is surrounded by a low portal with columns and lesenes. The portal is flanked by two zinc statues by Peter Daniel depicting a blind boys and a blind girl. Institute for the Blind, Copenhagen The (Royal) Institute for the Blind (Danish: Blindeinstituttet) is a listed, Historicist building on Kastelsvej in the Østerbro

title: The Criterion

text: Eliot emerged a clear victor, in the sense that in the London of the 1930s he had taken the centre of the critical stage. The Criterion The Criterion was a British literary magazine published from October 1922 to January 1939. "The Criterion" (or the "Criterion") was, for most of its run, a quarterly journal, although for a period in 1927–28 it was published monthly. It was created by the poet, dramatist, and literary critic T. S. Eliot who served as its editor for its entire run. Eliot's goal was to make it a literary review dedicated to the maintenance of

title: Kent Association for the Blind

text: Kent Association for the Blind Kent Association for the Blind is a registered charity providing rehabilitation services for children and adults with visual impairment to support them and help them live independent lives. Services are provided by six, specialist rehabilitation teams based in offices in Kent, Medway and Bromley. Additional specialist support is provided in Bexley. The charity was founded in 1920 to provide registration and support services for soldiers whose vision had been damaged during the First World War. The UK Government’s ‘Blind Person’s Act’ of 1920 authorised Local Authorities to “promote the welfare of blind persons”. The primary

title: The Word for World Is Forest

text: Athsheans: one of the elders of the Athsheans says to Selver "You've done what you had to do, and it was not right." "The Word for World is Forest" also challenges the idea of colonialism; the Terran colonists are depicted as being blind to the culture of the Athsheans, and convinced that they represent a higher form of civilization. Le Guin also challenges the metaphorical preference in Western cultures for pure light, in contrast to deeper and more complex shadows. Throughout the novel Le Guin draws a contrast between the Athshean way of integrating with the ecology of the planet,

title: World Access for the Blind

text: World Access for the Blind World Access for the Blind (WAFTB) is an international non-profit, non-governmental and educational organisation based in California, US. The organisation was started to strengthen the physical, mental and personal development of people with all forms of blindness, and to increase public awareness about the strengths and capabilities of blind people. It was founded by Daniel Kish of Long Beach, California, in 2000. The primary work of the non-profit is to encourage and teach blind people the technique of echolocation for their movement, so as to minimise their inhibition with respect to people with normal sight.

title: Arkansas School for the Blind

text: and private schools. Also, ASB is a member of the North Central Association of Schools for the Blind. The Lions compete in track and field (boys/girls), wrestling, goalball, and cheer. ASB students participate in a variety of clubs and organizations including Art Club, band, choir, Student Council, FBLA, and FCCLA. Arkansas School for the Blind The Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB or ASBVI), is a state-run public school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, serving blind and vision impaired students of kindergarten through high school grades through residential, day school, and part-time enrollment programs. Opened in

title: Chauvenet's criterion

text: criterion provides an objective and quantitative method for data rejection, it does not make the practice more scientifically or methodologically sound, especially in small sets or where a normal distribution cannot be assumed. Rejection of outliers is more acceptable in areas of practice where the underlying model of the process being measured and the usual distribution of measurement error are confidently known. Chauvenet's criterion In statistical theory, Chauvenet's criterion (named for William Chauvenet) is a means of assessing whether one piece of experimental data — an outlier — from a set of observations, is likely to be spurious. The idea

title: National Library for the Blind

text: By 1899, it was serving 300 readers with a stock of 3,200 volumes. Approximately 1,500 'boxes, parcels and hampers' were being sent out each year. Towards the end of Miss Arnold's life, the Library began to experience serious growing pains. After many delays, the Library was registered as the Incorporated National Lending Library for the Blind on 15 September 1898. Mrs Dow was particularly active during this uncomfortable transition period. The annual membership fee charged to blind readers was raised in stages to two guineas. The poorest readers were allowed to pay less — in the hardest cases very substantially

title: Theta criterion

text: Theta criterion The theta-criterion (also named θ-criterion) is a constraint on x-bar theory that was first proposed by as a rule within the system of principles of the government and binding theory, called theta-theory (θ-theory). As theta-theory is concerned with the distribution and assignment of theta-roles (a.k.a. thematic roles), the theta-criterion describes the specific match between arguments and theta-roles (θ-roles) in logical form (LF): Being a constraint on x-bar theory, the criterion aims to parse out ill-formed sentences. Thus, if the number or categories of arguments in a sentence does not meet the theta-role assigner's requirement in any given sentence,

title: Royal Society for the Blind

text: obstacles and distractions in safety. There are many other important services run by the RSB for members of the community. They include: • Mobility Services • Print Alternatives • Occupational Therapy • Community Education • Counselling • Daily Living • Recreation and Leisure • Systemic Advocacy The RSB relies on support from the public to continue providing these free services to the 11,000 people who are blind or vision impaired in South Australia. Royal Society for the Blind The Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) is a not-for-profit organisation providing services to over 11,000 South Australians who are blind or

title: American Foundation for the Blind

text: of Lighthouse Guild. American Foundation for the Blind The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is an American non-profit organization for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology, elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss, and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. Kirk Adams, formerly the first blind president and CEO of The Lighthouse for the Blind, has been AFB's president and CEO since May 2016. AFB, with the support and leadership

title: American Foundation for the Blind

text: American Foundation for the Blind The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is an American non-profit organization for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology, elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss, and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. Kirk Adams, formerly the first blind president and CEO of The Lighthouse for the Blind, has been AFB's president and CEO since May 2016. AFB, with the support and leadership of M.C. Migel,

title: What Is the What

text: What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight

title: Guiding Eyes for the Blind

text: a whelping kennel and outdoor work area; the second phase, projected for 2013 will include a breeding and puppy socialization kennel; and the third phase will include a 1,500-square foot veterinary hospital. Charity Watch rates Guiding Eyes for the Blind a "B" grade. Guiding Eyes for the Blind Guiding Eyes for the Blind is one of eleven accredited schools in the U.S. for training guide dogs — dogs trained to lead the blind and visually impaired. It houses a headquarters, training center and veterinary clinic in Yorktown Heights, New York, and it also operates a canine development center in Patterson,