Sighted Children Learn about Blindness

In a unit of 20 lessons sighted children were taught about the long cane, guide dogs, daily living skills, eye physiology, causes of blindness, eye care, braille, and attitudes toward blindness. The children were also required to perform some activities under blindfolds. After completing the unit, the children revealed far greater knowledge about blindness and had more positive attitudes toward blind persons—valuable preliminaries for mainstreaming blind children.