When you can't believe your eyes : vision loss and personal recovery /
"This book was first projected in 2004, when Author Hannah Fairbairn was teaching interpersonal skills at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Massachusetts. The experiences of her adult students--and her own experience of sight lost--convinced her that everyone losing vision needs acces...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springfield, Illinois :
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd.,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "This book was first projected in 2004, when Author Hannah Fairbairn was teaching interpersonal skills at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Massachusetts. The experiences of her adult students--and her own experience of sight lost--convinced her that everyone losing vision needs access to good information about the process of adjustment to losing sight and practical ways to use assertive speech. When You Can't Believe Your Eyes is intended for anyone going through vision loss, their friends, and families. It will inform readers how to get expert professional help, face the trauma of loss, and navigate the world using speech more than sight. Each of the twelve chapters in the book contain many short sections and bullet-point lists, intended to facilitate access to the right information. It begins where you begin--at the doctor's office or the hospital. Since vision loss takes many forms, there are suggestions for questions you might ask to get a clear diagnosis and the best treatment"-- |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 177 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780398092832 0398092834 |
