Structured abstract: Introduction: In this study, executive function of schoolaged children with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) is examined in the context of behavioral problems and communicative competence. Methods: Teachers assessed the executive function of a sample of 226 visually impaired students from mainstream schools and schools for students who ar...

This study aimed to explore oral health and oral health related behaviors among hearing impaired and normal hearing students at Rachasuda College. The association between socioeconomic factors, hearing status, oral health behaviors, oral hygiene levels and dental caries status were also examined. The students filled out a self-administered questionnaire with assistance of a sign language video ...

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce bicycle injuries among rural middle school students in China. A one-year cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted with seventh grade students from six middle schools in two towns in rural Chaoshan, China. The two towns were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Road safety education mat...

Three basic auditory abilities were measured in 21 visually impaired college students and 21 sighted college students with same age and gender composition. The measurement consists of the hearing level of 11 tones, masking thresholds of same 11 tones masked by 80dB narrow band noises and frequency difference limens (FDL) of 3 tones. The results indicate that all the three auditory abilities of ...

objectives: the present study has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitivebehavioral group-therapy on the development of visually impaired adolescents' self-concept. methods: this study is a semi-experimental pre-test and post-test model. the study population consisted of visually impaired male students of the primary and secondary high school at the omid-e-mashhad educational...

We have been teaching computer music to hearing impaired students of Tsukuba College of Technology for six years. Although students have hearing difficulties, almost all of them show an interest in music. Thus, this has been a challenging class to turn their weakness into enjoyment. We thought that performance visualization is a good method for them to keep their interest in music and try coope...

This paper describes how the practical sessions of the Digital Systems Laboratory within the Computer Science Degree have been adapted to allow a visually impaired student to take part in the practical sessions. Regular students use a computer--aided design tool (OrCAD) for digital design in their practical assignments. This work shows how the use of special instrumentation allows visually impa...

The usage of technology within the educational department has become more vital by each year passing. One of the most popular technological approaches used is the e-learning environment. The usage of e-learning environment in education involves a wide range of types of students, and this includes the hearing impaired ones. Some adjustment or enhancement needs to be implemented within the e-lear...