PREPARING VISUALLY-IMPAIRED ISRAELIS FOR THE PERSIAN-GULF-WAR

Authors
SIEGEL SA ROSNER E
Citation
Sa. Siegel et E. Rosner, PREPARING VISUALLY-IMPAIRED ISRAELIS FOR THE PERSIAN-GULF-WAR, Journal of visual impairment & blindness, 88(2), 1994, pp. 113-116
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
Journal of visual impairment & blindness → ACNP
ISSN journal
0145482X
Volume
88
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
113 - 116
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-482X(1994)88:2<113:PVIFTP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
During the Persian Gulf War, the Israeli army's Civil Defense Unit, in conjunction with the Rehabilitation Teaching Division of Migdal Or, d eveloped a program to train visually impaired people to protect themse lves in the case of biological or chemical warfare and provided them w ith equipment, including gas masks. This article describes how the pro gram was set up and the problems that were experienced during the scud missile attacks.