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The Human Camera, Lesson 1: Resources

In-Text References:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Science/story?id=205640&page=1

1. Dogs now can wear specialized glasses for a variety of eye problems....

http://www.acvo.org/publicframe.htm

2. Some dogs have to wear a hoop to protect them from bumping into objects....

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_sight_crafters.shtml

3. Service groups have found ways to help people by collecting unused glasses in the U.S. and then giving them to those in need......

http://www.lions-csfii.org/live/content/sightfirst_stories.shtml

4. A source of sample stories aobut different individuals recieving help.....

http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=428948028&channel=307708985

5. Video: A compelling story of how one person has made an impact....

http://www.i-see.org/snellen.gif

6. Downloadable Snellen eye chart.....

http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_tests/near_vision_test.html

7. Close-up vision test chart......

http://colorvisiontesting.com/online%20test.htm

8. Color blindness test.....

http://www.cota-act.org.au/Livedrive/vision_test.html

9. Other vision tests.....

http://www.visionsimulator.com/default.asp

10. Students can see what it is like to have specific eye problems by running the simulations.....

http://www.freevisiontest.com/tests.php

11. A variety of optical illusions.....

http://dragon.uml.edu/psych/illusion.html

12. This site has many optical illusions....

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chvision.html

13. This site has many optical illusions......

 

Resources:

http://www.lilacblindfoundation.org/profiles_slide.php

14. Additional stories of the vision impaired......

http://www.familycare.org/stories/light.htm

15. Additional stories of the vision impaired......

http://www.insightvision.org/successstories.html

16. Additional stories of the vision impaired......

http://www.howtolearn.com/ireadisucceed.html

17. Additional stories of the vision impaired......