The Blindness Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Blindness Revolution write by Jim H. Omvig. This book was released on 2005. The Blindness Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book recounts the dramatic story of the transformation of the Iowa Commission for the Blind from a verifiably ineffective service agency to perhaps the most outstanding and effective adult service program in the nation in the span of 10 short years. What happened in Iowa was revolutionary, and the character of work with the blind in America and around the world was altered forever - the alternative civil rights - based service model worked. Using Kenneth Jernigan's own writings of Board meeting minutes, reports, and letters, I present the details of the remarkable story from an activist's point of view.
The Blindness Revolution
The Blindness Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Blindness Revolution write by James H. Omvig. This book was released on 2006-03-01. The Blindness Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book recounts the dramatic story of the transformation of the Iowa Commission for the Blind from a verifiably ineffective service agency to perhaps the most outstanding and effective adult service program in the nation in the span of 10 short years. What happened in Iowa was revolutionary, and the character of work with the blind in America and around the world was altered forever—the alternative civil rights–based service model worked. Using Kenneth Jernigan's own writings of Board meeting minutes, reports, and letters, I present the details of the remarkable story from an activist's point of view. This book will certainly be of interest to those who work in the field of blindness, particularly those who work in agencies serving the blind, but this book is more than just a study in public administration. Omvig's research fills in significant gaps in the history of the blind movement and offers the reader a front-row seat to a pivotal moment in blind history. — Brian Miller, University of Iowa
Blindness, the Triple Revolution
Blindness, the Triple Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blindness, the Triple Revolution write by Kenneth Jernigan. This book was released on 1970. Blindness, the Triple Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Revolution
Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Revolution write by Marc Maurer. This book was released on 2006-11. Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Blind Americans writing about their everyday lives in these true short stories that take the mystery out of blindness.
The Vision Revolution
The Vision Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Vision Revolution write by Mark Changizi. This book was released on 2011-01-11. The Vision Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A radically new perspective on human vision is emerging. Groundbreaking research by evolutionary scientist and neurobiologist Mark Changizi is driving a revolution in our understanding of human vision. In asking why we see the way we do, Changizi overturns existing beliefs and provides new answers to age-old questions. Why do our eyes face forward? While binocular vision was helpful to our primate ancestors, its importance for 3-D vision is exaggerated. Squirrels jump from branch to branch just fine with sideways-facing eyes and many athletes, including Hockey Hall of Famer Frank McGee, play with only one eye. HINT: We evolved in a highly leafy environment. Why do we see in color, when most other mammals do not? Its not because it helped our ancestors find ripe fruit. Our color vision has evolved to be extremely sensitive to specific sets of color changes. HINT: Primates with color vision, like us, are the only ones who have areas of bare skin. Why do we see optical illusions? Its not the result of glitches in our visual system. Optical illusions can be traced back to the same specific property of vision. HINT: We are able to catch a ball coming at us much more effectively than we should given the speed at which our brains process visual input. Why do we absorb information so readily by reading? Its not because weve evolved to read; evolutionarily, reading and writing are recent developments. HINT: Language is designed to exploit skills weve refined over tens of millions of years. In The Vision Revolution, Changizi details the conclusions of his innovative fieldwork and their mind-blowing implications for our understanding not just of human vision, but of the way we interact with the world in which we live.
