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DEVELOPING A BRAILLE-SHAPED DENTAL HEALTH BOOKLET FOR CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

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Suharyono,Siti Sulastri, Furaida Khasanah

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Braille booklet is categorized as printed learning media. This braille booklet is a quarto-sized book, no more than 30 sheets containing braille writing and picture specified for children with visual impairment. This braille booklet is made in quarto size because a normal braille font needs more space. Blind are children who have disabilities due to losing their visual acuity in such a way that their vision cannot be used to carry out daily activities, including school. Therefore, special education services are needed. Children with visual impairment have difficulties in learning, communicating, and socializing and caring for themselves especially brushing their teeth. They are prone to tooth decay and dental support networks. The OHIS status of children with visual impairment is neglected because the surrounding environment including their busy parents who do not pay attention. The booklet contains ways to care for teeth, especially how to brush teeth. it can be used as a guideline for treating teeth for children with visual impairments in SLB. Because the availability is very minimal, even there is none at all, then, the teacher is still very wide open to developing that booklet

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