Rehabilitation in Canada's North
An unusually high rate of visual impairment among Dogrip people in isolated communities of Canada's Northwest Territories has led the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to embark on a three-year program. The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has made $60,000 available...
| Published in: | Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
1987
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145482x8708100411 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0145482X8708100411 |
| Summary: | An unusually high rate of visual impairment among Dogrip people in isolated communities of Canada's Northwest Territories has led the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to embark on a three-year program. The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has made $60,000 available for the program. Initial assessment revealed several critical needs that are now being addressed. |
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