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Yeadon, Anne (Ed.), International Low Vision Directory, Institute for the Visually Impaired, Pennsylania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, USA, 1988, 211pp, $12.95 (incl. p&p), ISBN 0 942174 06 2, ISSN 1040 9912
British Journal of Visual Impairment 1989 7: 105 DOI: 10.1177/026461968900700321 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jvi.sagepub.com/content/7/3/105.3.citation

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The Oxford Large Print Dictionary, Comp. Hawkins, Joyce, 1989, Oxford University Press, 966pp, £14.95, ISBN 0 19 861234 6. Based
on

Yeadon, Anne (Ed.), International Low Vision

the third edition of the Oxford

Directory, Institute for the Visually Impaired, Pennsylania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, USA, 1988, 211pp, $12.95 (incl. p&p),
ISBN 0 942174 06

2,

ISSN 1040 9912.

Paperback Dictionary, it too is designed to appeal to those who seek a quick answer to the questions of spelling, meaning and pronunciation for which a Dictionary is most often

consulted. In addition it allows for the fact that many who seek that quick answer do not actual size, see so well - as the extract shows.

following,

produce a comprehensive listing. Unfortunately, it is not possible to say how accurate the Directory is in its information. Many of the listings for Great Britain give outattempt
to

There has long been a need for an international directory of low vision services and resources and this Directory is the first real

of-date addresses and there are many omissions. its short-comings, this publication is a useful resource and will, no doubt, become more accurate with future revisions. There are useful chapters on such topics National as International Organisations, Low Publications and Vision Organisations, Manufacturers and Producers.

Despite

Wittner, S. and Nusbaum, L., Sounds Around Us, Sound World Recordings, 1989, 30pp and
$3 p+p), 30 minute cassette, $9.95 ISBN 0 9619269 8 8. Available from Sound World Recordings, 1200 S. Brand Ste.11, Glendale, CA 91204, USA.
The 3-5 year
cassette

(+

Blvd.,

olds) is designed
of
as

awareness

sounds, such
each the
and Heshel, Thena,
source

incorporated
cassette

Ford, Margaret The In Touch Handbook, BBC (6th Edition), 1989, 399pp, L8.50, ISBN 0 906965 35 7.
Present day printing techniques have made the revision of this reference book much easier than it used to be; but an increase in the price of 2.55 for that revision and an extra seven pages may strike some readers as big. However, the handbook is required reading and in the latest edition includes chapters on how volunteers and on employmeht can best help blind people courses for blind and and opportunities training There are braille, moon partially sighted people. and cassette versions.

Although this cassette was created to awaken visually impaired children to the musical world around them, it lacks instant appeal, so perseverance and encouragement would be needed by the teacher/carer to help the child to listen to the cassette carefully before acting the role play. There could be stronger simplifed lines in the drawings and fewer details. In some instances it is difficult to distinguish what the blue block is supposed to be representing; and for visually impaired children this might prove to be impossible. One interesting touch is the page-turn to indicate the end of signal that is each song.

for each song.

these include household an egg or sneezing, and of sound, for example water, is into a song. A book accompanies with a two-page illustrated spread

sounds; cracking

recording (intended for to heighten a childs

recorded

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