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A Survey on the Actual Condition and Needs for the Use Of Civil Information of the Visually Impaired

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2020, 21(1), pp.169-190
  • DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2020.21.1.08
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : February 11, 2020
  • Accepted : March 12, 2020
  • Published : March 31, 2020

Kim, Jeong-Hoon 1,  Sunhi Bak 1,  Park， Ho-Sung 2

1순천향대학교
2(주)에이티소프트

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was conducted to identify the actual condition and needs for the use of civil service information by adults with visual impairments. People with visual impairments access civil information in a variety of ways, e.g. using braille, voice, and enlargement. In response, we looked at the types of civil information that are important to the life being used by adults with severe visual impairments and how to approach the information. The results of this study can be used as basic data for the development of information services for the people with severe visual impairments. [Method] The participants of this study were 108 adults with severe visual impairments officially registered as disabled persons in S and D cities. For this purpose, the sample were asked to answer the questionnaires on the status and needs of civil service information. [Results] The results of this study can be summarized as follows; First, adults with visual impairments used various civil service information in several ways, such as voice, braille and enlargement, but they had difficulty accessing information. Second, the participants were mainly using voice as an approach to information, secondarily using braille and enlargement. They needed the use of alternative technologies, including electronic braille, to ensure privacy and information accessibility. [Conclusion] The participants were using their own approach to civil information, but they expressed difficulties in accessing information and required the use of alternative technologies for access to information. From the above results, it is proposed to plan and implement the multifaceted support necessary for effective access to information in the rehabilitation, counseling, welfare and education of people with visually impairments.

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