Research Outcomes

When students have completed this unit they will:

Understand how people who are blind and vision impaired make a major contribution to society
Be aware of organisations who assist people who are blind or vision impaired
Know how to access information on blindness and vision impairment using computers and other sources

Unit Ten Research Achievers

Students research the life of a famous blind or vision impaired person.

Some suggested subjects (with key words as possible ‘clues’ to guide research):

Louis Braille
Key words: Braille, France

Andrea Boccelli
Key words: Opera, Italy,

Ray Charles
Key words: Soul, music

Sir John Fielding,
Key words: Crime fighter, England, Bow Street Runners

James Galway
Key words: Flute, Ireland

Andrew Whyte Hendry
Key words: Royal Society for the Blind, benefactor
Reference: RSB website : www.rsb.org.au

Helen Keller
Key words: Deafblind, US, graduate

Paul Klee
Key words: Paint, Swiss

Yami Lester
Key words: Order of Australia, Maralinga, Fred Hollows

Stevie Wonder
Key words: Music, I Just Called to Say I Love You

John Milton
Key words: Poetry, Paradise Lost

Useful Resources

Blind Citizens of Australia
Website: www.bca.org.au

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
An informative site with White Cane on-line activities for primary students.
http://www.cnib.ca/white_cane_week/students

Disability Program
Queensland Department of Families, Youth and Community Care
Publishers and distributors of:
Just Like Me, Just Like You Disability Awareness Kit, 1997
Telephone: 07 3224 8444

Disability Information Resource Centre (SA)
Telephone: 08 8223 7522
Web site: www.http://dircsa.org.au

RSB (Royal Society for the Blind)
A tactile version of the Braille alphabet is available free on request from RSB.
230 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8232 2444
Fax: 08 232 2111
Email: mail@rsb.org.au
Web site: www.rsb.org.au

SA Blind Sporting Council
Telephone: 08 8395 0534

For information on VI-adapted sport