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1 Introduction: From Enlightenment to Integration |
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Influential Studies on the Understanding of Blindness and Disability |
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Micro Studies of Disability |
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Macro Studies of Disability |
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The Following Chapters of This Book |
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PART I |
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2 Definitions and the Early Studies of Blindness and Touch |
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Perceptual Definitions of Blindness |
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Developmental Definitions of Blindness |
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Studies of the Nature of Touch and Blindness: The Foundation of the Method |
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Locke's Use of Blindness in Understanding Philosophy |
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Isaac Newton's Study of God and Light |
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Early Empirical Studies of Locke's Ideas |
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The Subjectivity of Definitions of Blindness |
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The Affects of Religion on Our Cultural Understanding of Blindness |
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The Use of Touch in the Study of Blindness |
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3 Modern Studies of Blindness and Touch |
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Contemporary Studies of Molyneux's Question to Locke |
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Studies of Blindness and Perception since Gregory |
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Contemporary Philosophical Studies on the Nature of Perception |
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Studies of Three Dimensional Aesthetics/Spatial Awareness and Blindness |
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Studies on Emotional Development and Three Dimensional Modeling |
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The Role of Touch in Creativity |
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Studies of Two-Dimensional Awareness and Blindness |
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Reduction, Abstraction and Methods in the Study of Blindness and Touch |
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The Study of Total Blindness |
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PART II |
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4 Vocational Education in English Schools for the Blind |
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The Introduction of Education of the Blind in England |
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The Influences on the First English Asylums |
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The Development of Curricula in the Asylums |
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The Role of Morality in Behavioral Control, the Division of the Curriculum and Working Hours in England |
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The Use of Handcrafts in the Early Nineteenth Century |
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The Role of Funding in the Early Years of Institutions for the Blind |
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The Financial Influences in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries |
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The Development of Non-vocational Handcrafts |
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The Marriage of a Commercial Culture and a Moral Disdain of Indolence |
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Vocational Crafts and the Class System |
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5 Aesthetics and Touch in English Schools for the Blind |
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Music Education in Asylums and Schools for the Blind |
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Notions of Musical Aesthetics in the Curricula |
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Music Training in the Late Nineteenth Century |
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Music Training in the Twentieth Century |
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An Investigation of Aesthetic Tasks in Non-Aesthetic Subjects |
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Aesthetic Tasks in Subjects During the Twentieth Century |
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The Social and Economic Emphasis on an Oral and Aural Aesthetic Culture |
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Aesthetic Tasks in Non-Aesthetic Subjects |
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6 Legal Integration in English Education |
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An Investigation into the Development of Influences and Information Gathering Prior to the 1981 Act |
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The Movement Toward Greater Social Inclusion in England |
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The Formation of Warnock's Committee |
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An Examination of the Committee of Enquiry into the Education of Children with Disabilities |
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An Examination of the Passing of Legislation Contained in the 1981 Act |
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An Examination of the Political Process Leading to the 1981 Act |
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Changes in Attitudes to Blindness Caused by War |
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Financial Considerations in the Implementation of the 1981 Act |
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Political Motivations Affecting the 1981 Act |
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PART III |
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Social and Cultural Influences on the Development of Attitudes to Blindness in Education |
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Attitudes Affecting the Asylums |
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Attitudes Affecting Schools and Colleges |
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Attitudes Affecting Ed it rational integration |
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Personal Observations and Recommendations |
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Bibliography |
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