Orientation and Mobility Course Descriptions

Course Name: Developmental Psychology of Blindness

Course Number: PSYC 580

Instructor: Edward Bell, PhD

Catalog Description

Developmental Aspects of Blindness emphasizes knowledge of physical, social, and emotional development of blind children including acquisition of motor, language and cognitive skills birth through adulthood.

Objectives:

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the developmental role of vision in sighted infants and strategies to promote age-appropriate development in blind infants.
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the social and emotional development of typically developing children and the needs of blind children in these areas.
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of self image in typically developing sighted children and youth and the impact of blindness on self image.
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the typical development of gross and fine motor and language skills in typically developing sighted children and in blind children.
The student will gain knowledge of theories of cognitive development of typically developing sighted children and implications for typically developing blind children.
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the implications of blindness on education and rehabilitation during adolescence.

Contact

Edward Bell, PhD
Institute on Blindness
(318) 257-4554
ebell@latech.edu

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