Blind Spots : The Communicative Performance of Visual Impairment in Relationships and Social Interaction

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frame, Melissa J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blindness--Social aspects.

Social interaction.

Local Subjects:

Blindness--Social aspects.

Social interaction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to understand the experiences of persons who are visually impaired, including those who are invisibly visually impaired. Through the use of a survey questionnaire and interviews and employing a cross-sectional survey design, the study examines the experiences of a large number of visually impaired respondents. The research largely examines how visual impairment affects the "performance" of the visually impaired "actor" in relationships and social interaction. To perform successfully, the visually impaired actor must be able to adapt to and perform competently within

Contents:

BLIND SPOTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 THE CURTAIN RISES; Chapter 2 THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED ACTOR; Chapter 3 THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDACTOR AND THE CAST; Chapter 4 THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDACTOR AND THE AUDIENCE; Chapter 5 THE CURTAIN CALL; APPENDICES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-398-08029-1

OCLC:

607140175