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Basu, Madhurenu; Rani, K. Sambath – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2023
Introduction: A systematic review was carried out to determine and address the employment-related barriers encountered by persons with visual impairment. The existing database has been analyzed to summarize employment-related issues, facilitate support, and ensure rehabilitation and equal participation in employment. Methods: Fourteen…
Descriptors: Barriers, Adults, Visual Impairments, Literature Reviews
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Anthony J. Maher; Justin A. Haegele – Educational Review, 2024
In this article, we amplify the voices of visually impaired people to explore the authenticity of simulating visual impairment (VI) as a means of developing empathy among sighted student teachers. Participants were nine visually impaired adults who read vignettes narrating simulation experiences of student teachers in a university setting before…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Empathy, Perspective Taking, Student Teachers
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Silvia Guidi; Anna Kosovicheva; Benjamin Wolfe – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
Drivers must respond promptly to a wide range of possible road hazards, from trucks veering into their lane to pedestrians stepping onto the road. While drivers' vision is tested at the point of licensure, visual function can degrade, and drivers may not notice how these changes impact their ability to notice and respond to events in the world in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles
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Osama M. Ahmed; Serina S. Applebaum; Maham Ahmad; Danya M. Ahmed; Prerak Juthani; Kristen Nwanyanwu – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: To gain retina physicians' and diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients' perspectives on needs and opportunities in DR education, and then develop and pilot test an educational video. Design: This study utilised qualitative interview data for video creation, and interview and survey data for assessment. Setting: This study was conducted in a…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Patient Education, Video Technology, Needs Assessment
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Ruth Jeneral Alfin; Fatima Hudu Umar; Fwangshak Guar; Patricia Eseigbe; Sunday Lengmang – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2024
Introduction: Surveys conducted in schools for blind students have become useful alternatives to population-based surveys in generating data on childhood blindness and low vision. This survey determined the prevalence of low vision, causes of visual impairment, and the proportion of students requiring low vision devices and provided the low vision…
Descriptors: Blindness, Partial Vision, Students with Disabilities, Special Schools
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Marco Tarantino; Jared Reyes – Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2024
The most recent data on the labor force participation rate of individuals who identify as being blind or having vision loss in the United States indicate it is approximately 44%. In 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs promulgated regulations pertaining to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to address the continued…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Blindness, Visual Impairments
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Clark, Catherine; Guediche, Sara; Lallier, Marie – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Reading involves mapping combinations of a learned visual code (letters) onto meaning. Previous studies have shown that when visual word recognition is challenged by visual degradation, one way to mitigate these negative effects is to provide "top-down" contextual support through a written congruent sentence context. Crowding is a…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Word Recognition, Visual Impairments, Semantics
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Fatma Nur Aktas – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
This study aims to examine the roles of tactile materials and origami models in the perception of concept definitions and representations in geometry applications of individuals with visual impairments. This case study draws on data from eight individuals with visual impairments selected according to the purposive sampling method in a mathematics…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Mathematics Activities, Postsecondary Education, Geometry
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Jennifer A. Cardenas Castaneda; Pei-Chun Lin; Patrick C. K. Hung; Hua-Xu Zhong; Hao-An Tseng; Yung-Fa Huang; Rafiq Ahmad – Smart Learning Environments, 2025
Education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is essential to achieving continued technological advancement. The most critical years for instilling knowledge are during childhood, and a strategic way to accomplish this is through playful materials. Therefore, there is a need to develop more inclusive solutions to achieve…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, STEM Education, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities
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Connors, Elyse; Lee, Helen; Kim, Dae; Curtis, Amy; Freeland, Amy – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2022
Introduction: The readability of prescription drug labels has been found to be faster with labels attached to flat surfaces compared to round surfaces, in persons with visual impairment. This study extends this finding by examining the readability of drug labels, as measured by speed and accuracy, as they interact with factors of age and vision…
Descriptors: Merchandise Information, Readability, Visual Impairments, Drug Therapy
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Kirk, T. N.; Haegele, Justin A.; Zhu, Xihe – Physical Educator, 2023
Evidence suggests that youth with visual impairments often experience exclusion from participation in physical education (PE). This study examined the frequency that individuals with visual impairments reported having learned fundamental motor skills and commonly taught PE sports skills, the importance that they ascribed to learning such skills,…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Skill Development, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities
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Vikesdal, Gro Horgen; Mon-Williams, Mark; Langaas, Trine – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Optometric disorders are likely to increase the difficulties experienced by an individual who is struggling to read. There are some reports of a higher incidence of visual abnormalities in children with dyslexia, but there has been little investigation into adults. We therefore investigated the optometric status of a population comprising children…
Descriptors: Children, Adults, Dyslexia, Visual Perception
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Alberti, Gloria; Campodonico, Francesca; Acquaviva, Giusy; Chiariello, Valeria; Desideri, Lorenzo – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objectives: The present study evaluated a new smartphone-based program to help 12 participants with intellectual disability plus visual and motor impairments to self-regulate their stimulation input (thus avoiding their dependence on staff) through simple non-verbal responses. Method: Nonconcurrent multiple baseline designs across participants…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Visual Impairments, Physical Disabilities
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Hanzen, Gineke; Waninge, Aly; van Nispen, Ruth M. A.; Vlaskamp, Carla; Post, Wendy J.; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: We investigated the effects of the "Care for Participation+" (CFP+) intervention on direct support professionals' (DSPs') attitudes regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID). Methods: We implemented a pilot non-randomized controlled trial with two control groups…
Descriptors: Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Caregiver Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Haegele, Justin A; Zhu, Xihe; Holland, Katherine – European Physical Education Review, 2020
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of adults with visual impairments regarding fitness testing during their integrated physical education experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis research approach was used and 11 adults (ages 20-35 years) with visual impairments acted as participants. The primary sources of…
Descriptors: Tests, Experience, Inclusion, Adults
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