The purpose of the study reported here was to teach a preschool child with a visual impairment and significant developmental delay to reach out and locate objects systematically and accurately from a sitting position and to locate and move toward given objects in the environment using the Infant Sonicguide. Although the child achieved the first goal, time constraints prevented him from reaching the second goal.
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