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A special printer that translates text into braille - ANSWER-Braille embosser
Abduction - ANSWER-temporally (up)
Access World - ANSWER-A magazine. Technology News from the American
Foundation for the Blind.
Achromatopsia - ANSWER-Absence of color vision. Only see black, white, and gray.
Achromatopsia Characteristics - ANSWER-Absence of color vision. Decreased vision.
Nystagmus. Photophobia.
Adaptive Behavior Scales - ANSWER-Ex. Vineland- Developmental/Intellectual
Disability
Adaptive Features of Cranmer Abacus - ANSWER-Felt liner and raised vertical notches
Adduction - ANSWER-nasally (down)
Advantage of UEB - ANSWER-Symbols were added and deleted to make the literary
code more clear and consistent.
Adventitious - ANSWER-accidental, not at birth
Albinism - ANSWER-Reduced visual acuity and depth perception. Light sensitivity.
Amblyopia - ANSWER-lazy eye
American Council of the Blind - ANSWER-Nationwide organization in the US. Mainly
made up of blind and VI people who want to achieve independence and equality.
American Foundation for the Blind - ANSWER-Advocates for better policies that
promote accessibility, equality, and opportunity for people who are blind or VI.
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER-No discrimination based on disability in
work, congee, gov, public, and transportation
Americans with Disabilities Act—ADA - ANSWER-Forbids discrimination on the basis of
a physical or mental disability if the individual can perform "essential function" of the job.
, Aniridia - ANSWER-Absent iris. reduced visual acuity, nystagmus. Vision can
deteriorate from cataracts, glaucoma.
Application - ANSWER-Highest level of expertise to be successful in meeting the
objective.
Appropriate toy for 1 year old infant that is blind. - ANSWER-Makes a musical chime
with a soft tap.
astigmatism - ANSWER-a condition in which the eye does not focus properly because
of uneven curvatures of the cornea. Blurred vision at all distances.
AT Act 2008 - ANSWER-Access to AT devices and services.
Axis - ANSWER-direction of astigmatism number between 0-180
Before a braille student can begin braille lessons they must be able to - ANSWER-
discriminate among shapes in various positions.
Before light rays focus on the retina, they must pass through the eye in the following
order - ANSWER-Cornea, pupil, lens, vitreous humor
Behaviorism - ANSWER-Conditioning and interactions with the environment.
Binocular Vision - ANSWER-Maintain visual focus on an object with both eyes creating
a single image.
Braille Authority of North America (BANA) - ANSWER-Unified English Braille (UEB)
Braille letters without one word contractions - ANSWER-a, i, o
Braille Monitor - ANSWER-Leading publication of NFB. Addresses issues and concerns
of the blind.
Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development - ANSWER-Determine
development of children birth-7 years old.
Callier-Azusa Scale - ANSWER-Motor Development Assessment of deaf-blind and
multi-handicapped children.
Cataract - ANSWER-Cloudiness of the lens. Begins when proteins in the eye form
clumps.
Cerebral Palsy - ANSWER-Optic nerve damage, retinal disease, brain damage (CVI),
dyskinetic eye disorder.