Get 'em a pair of cheap 3-D glasses that come with 3-D videos and watch the
movie.  If they see either just red or blue then it's likely they don't have
binocular vision.  Most optometrists will have a device for checking binoc
vision.  It just consists of two balls--one large ball suspended in the
middle of a box and another, smaller, ball that spins around the first.  The
optometrist spins the device and asks the patient if the smaller ball is
behind or in front of the larger--hence the determination of whether or not
the patient can see depth.

As far as the other being an ability/disability, well, I tend to agree with
you.  My original education past high school was as in audio engineering and
it really helped with the more subjective aspects by being able to "see" the
music as well as hear it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Loree Monroe [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 11:49 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: binocular vision and depth perception


In a message dated 9/21/99 8:08:55 AM Central Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

<< No binocular vision=no depth
 perception (the Michael Jackson movie at Epcot did nothing for me).
 My wife Laura, a former special ed teacher, tells me that many kids with cp
 have this additional affliction and they also have problems with spatial
 orientation. >>

How does one determine if a child a problem with depth perception?
Is it just using a steroviewer and seeing if they can see what you do, or is
there a big fancy machine only found at med centers?

I had never heard the visual/sound differences. That's something that health
care providers/researchers wouldn't expect to find and so don't. It sounds
like more of an ability than a disability issue.

Thanks, Loree in MO