[Nfbk] AFB Press Newsletter - October 2010

Thu Oct 28 17:52:15 UTC 2010

From: AFB Press

AFB	 American Foundation
for the Blind <http://www.afb.org>  	TM  	

Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss	 		

AFB Press Newsletter - October 2010

The cover of the JVIB Special Issue on vision and the brain, print
edition. <http://www.afb.org/jvibspecial.asp>

JVIB Releases Special Issue on Vision and the Brain

The Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness has just released a special
issue on vision and the brain, a topic that has been rapidly moving to
the forefront of medical, educational, and rehabilitation services for
children and adults with vision impairment. Edited by Gregory L.
Goodrich, Ph.D. and Amanda Hall Lueck, Ph.D., this special issue strives
to offer current and relevant information for readers on this critical
topic. The issue includes opening commentaries on terminology, children
with cortical visual impairment (CVI), vision rehabilitation services,
and vision rehabilitation practitioners; articles on involving the
participation and input of parents when working with children with CVI,
functional vision assessment, and functional outcomes; and a Roundtable
section on the ways personnel preparation programs have changed to
include instruction in CVI.

The issue also features opportunities for certificants of the Academy
for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
(ACVREP) to earn approved continuing education units (CEUs) by reading
JVIB articles. This month’s CEU opportunities include a personnel
preparation article on neurological vision rehabilitation and how to
conduct a functional vision assessment with children who have CVI.

To subscribe to JVIB and receive immediate online access to the special
issue on vision and the brain, go to www.jvib.org. To order print copies
of the special issue, go to www.afb.org/store. To see all of the CEU
opportunities available through JVIB go to http://www.jvib.org/allCEUs.

Click here to subscribe to JVIB! <http://www.afb.org/jvibspecial.asp>

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New Editions of Foundations of Low Vision, Foundations of Orientation
and Mobility, Now Available Through International Distributors

International customers of AFB Press wishing to purchase the new
editions of Foundations of Low Vision and Foundations of Orientation and
Mobility can expect faster delivery time and less expensive shipping by
ordering these and other AFB titles through international distributors.
AFB Press has an agreement with Lightning Source, Inc. - an
international, print-on-demand provider – to make its books more readily
available to customers abroad. Books are printed at Lightning Source’s
UK facility and can be shipped within the UK, Europe, Africa and
Australasia.

Nearly 40 AFB Press titles are available through this arrangement,
including the newly released second edition of Foundations of Low
Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives and the third edition of
Foundations of Orientation and Mobility. They can be ordered through the
following international distribution partners:

For individuals:
Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk)

For wholesalers and retailers:
Gardners (www.gardners.com)
Bertrams (www.bertrams.com)
Blackwell (www.blackwell.com)
Coutts (www.couttsinfo.com)

The new Foundations books can also be ordered domestically from the AFB
Press online bookstore at www.afb.org/store or by calling
1-800-232-3044.

Click here to place an international AFB Press order at Amazon.com in
the UK.

 The covers of Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Foundations of Orientation and
Mobility, third edition.

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The covers of the 5 paperback books that comprise the CareerConnect
Collection.
<http://www.afb.org/store/product.asp?sku=978%2D0%2D89128%2D473%2D4&mscs
sid=RXSFB87W63B88NB011FC646NUFSKA869>

Special Offer: CareerConnect Collection - Five Career Titles for $25

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month,
CareerConnect®, AFB’s premiere online employment resource, is proud to
offer a collection of classic books on careers and employment from AFB
Press at a very special price.

The CareerConnect® Collection includes five books that describe exciting
career possibilities for people who are blind or visually impaired. They
include Jobs to Be Proud Of: Profiles of Workers Who Are Blind or
Visually Impaired; Career Perspectives: Interviews with Blind and
Visually Impaired Professionals; Health Care Professionals Who Are Blind
or Visually Impaired; Business Owners Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
and Teachers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. These books are
designed to inspire young people by expanding their knowledge of
available career choices and profiling successful workers.

For a limited time this collection of five books is available for only
$25. This special offer provides professionals and educators an
opportunity to expand their libraries at a fraction of the list price.

CareerConnect® is a free employment resource created by the American
Foundation for the Blind to expand employment possibilities for people
with vision loss. For more information, go to www.afb.org/careerconnect.

Clcik here to order the CareerConnect Collection!
<http://www.afb.org/store/product.asp?sku=978%2D0%2D89128%2D473%2D4&mscs
sid=RXSFB87W63B88NB011FC646NUFSKA869>

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Title Profile:Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity and
Visual Impairment

504 pp.
$79.95
Available in paperback and ASCII on CD-ROM
Edited by Elisabeth Salzhauer Axel and Nina Sobol Levent, Ph.D.

Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month is being celebrated in October. It is
an international initiative to promote art by and for people with vision
loss and other disabilities, and to encourage multimodal approaches to
education and creativity. Organized by Art Education for the Blind (AEB)
and its more than 200 partners around the world, it recognizes that
exposure to the arts and cultural institutions is crucial for the
advancement of many key issues in the education and rehabilitation of
people with disabilities.

Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity and Visual
Impairment, co-
published by AFB Press and Art Education for the Blind, is a
one-of-a-kind resource that provides vital information on all aspects of
exploring art and creativity by people who are blind or visually
impaired. This beautiful, fully illustrated manual is the result of a
decade-long international collaboration among researchers, art
educators, teachers of visually impaired students, psychologists, museum
professionals, and blind and sighted art enthusiasts. It includes a
section of reproducible pages for classroom or workshop activities.

The book, Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity and
Visual Impairment, can be purchased from the AFB Press online bookstore
at www.afb.org/store or by calling 1-800-232-3044.

Click here to order Art Beyond Sight!
<http://www.afb.org/store/product.asp?sku=978%2D0%2D89128%2D850%2D3&mscs
sid=RXSFB87W63B88NB011FC646NUFSKA869>

Cover of the book Art Beyond Sight
<http://www.afb.org/store/product.asp?sku=978%2D0%2D89128%2D850%2D3&mscs
sid=RXSFB87W63B88NB011FC646NUFSKA869>

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Helen Keller playing a phonograph. <http://www.afb.org/store>

News From AFB Press

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AFB Press is the leading publisher in the field of blindness and visual
impairment in the United States. It produces books, journals, videos,
and electronic materials, offering a wide range of information for
students, professionals, researchers, and blind and visually impaired
people and their families.

Visit the AFB Press online bookstore! <http://www.afb.org/store>

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