You may need to assist the student to organize thoughts and make connections between learning experiences. The collection includes large print, braille, tapes and kits. A collection of professional materials for teachers of children with visual disabilities is also maintained by the Resource Centre. See page 4 of the LRDC Catalogue. The area of visual disability has endured more than its share of myths and stereotypes for centuries.
Images range from the blind beggar to the blind philosopher to the gifted musician.
The fact is that, just as with sighted people, blind and visually i mpaired people range in aptitude and interest. Coping with negative attitudes is frequently a greater challenge to the blind person t han coping with the impairment. Paradoxically, unrealistically positive attitudes may also be an important consideration . . . Today many persons believe that the lack of vision endows an individual with supernatural abilities, such as in hearing and touch, or in some artistic ab ility, usually music. There is, however, no evidence that blind persons have greater abilities in these areas.