| 词条 | Natalie Carter Barraga |
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Natalie Carter Barraga (1915 - 2014) was an American educator and researcher who studied visual impairment, recognized for contributions to the education of children with low vision. Early lifeBarraga was born on October 10, 1915, in Troy, Texas. In college she initially studied home economics and child development, receiving her bachelor's in 1938 from the North Texas State Teacher's College, University of North Texas. She then earned a Master's in education from University of Texas in Austin, followed by an EdD from George Peabody College for Teachers in special education for the visually impaired.[1] Initially teaching at public schools, she taught for two years at the New York Institute for the Blind,[2] before eventually becoming a teacher at the Texas School for the Blind after her daughter, Karen, who was visually impaired, enrolled there.[3] She later became a faculty member at the University of Texas Austin, teaching special education.[2] ResearchBarraga's research focused on teaching methods for children with visual impairment.[1] Her findings brought attention to the idea that children with low vision could be trained to use their vision more efficiently, rather than avoiding utilizing their vision for fear of further vision loss.[3] This led to widespread interest in low vision children within the blindness field, and the development of 'visual efficiency' training for those children, encouraging them to use what sight they had, using magnifying devices to increase their usable vision,[4] and teaching them to read print in addition to (or instead of) braille.[5][6] She developed a visual efficiency scale and many training resources specifically for children with low vision, and published multiple articles and books on the subject, which have been utilized in teaching visually impaired children and adolescents across the world.[3] She also served on the advisory board for Outlook for the Blind, a research journal focusing on visual impairment, and was the main proponent of renaming it to the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. She believed that the term "visual impairment" can and should be used to refer both to those with low vision and those who are blind.[7] Honors and awardsA partial list of awards given to Dr. Barraga include:[2]
The Natalie Barraga Center for Studies and Research in Low Vision in São Paulo, Brazil, which opened in 1997, is named for her.[3] DeathBarraga died on January 2, 2015.[8] References1. ^1 Fletcher-Janzen, E., & Martin, T. J. (2013). Barraga, Natalie C. (1915--). In C. R. Reynolds, K. J. Vannest, & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of special education: a reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from http://library.icc.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/wileyse/barraga_natalie_c_1915/0?institutionId=2974 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Tuttle|first1=Dean|last2=Tuttle|first2=Naomi|title=Natalie Carter Barraga|url=http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees/barraga/|website=Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field|publisher=American Printing House for the Blind|accessdate=19 October 2017}} 3. ^Goodrich, G. L., Arditi, A., Rubin, G., Keeffe, J., & Legge, G. E. (2008). The Low Vision Timeline: An Interactive History. Visual Impairment Research, 10(2/3), 67-75. doi:10.1080/13882350802633177 4. ^Geruschat, D. R., & Corn, A. L. (2006). A Look Back. Journal Of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 100(11), 646-704. 5. ^Mogk, L., & Goodrich, G. (2004). The History and Future of Low Vision Services in the United States. Journal Of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 98(10), 585-600. 6. ^Hatlen, P. (2007, December). A Profession with Pride and Dignity: From Where I Stand Now. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. pp. 743-745. 7. ^Spungin, S. J. (2006). 100 Years of History. Journal Of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 100(2), 69-73. 8. ^1 2 3 LOW VISION PIONEER NATALIE CARTER BARRAGA HAS DIED. (2015, January 2). States News Service. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=9211haea&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA395782231&sid=ebsco&asid=e880f8182e27407f565a15f67a945758 External links
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