The Association between Braille Reading History and Well-being for Blind Adults Abstract

Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research

Arielle Michal Silverman, Ph.D.¹ 

关键词: Braille;    education;    rehabilitation;    well-being;    self-esteem;    employment;   

DOI  :  10.5241/8-141

学科分类：眼科学

来源: National Federation of the Blind

【 摘 要 】

This manuscriptreports on the findings of a survey that was conducted to measure theassociation between braille reading skills and subjective well-being forlegally blind adults. A total of 443 participants completed the survey, whichincluded demographics, braille reading history, well-being measures, andemployment. Data suggest that individuals who were primary braille readerssince childhood had greater life-satisfaction, self-esteem, and jobsatisfaction than individuals who reported not using braille as their primaryreading medium during childhood. The data also suggest that individuals whobecame braille readers in adolescence or adulthood had higherlife-satisfaction, self-esteem, and employment rates than those individuals whohad never learned braille. Findings support the premise that braille literacyis key to life satisfaction and self-esteem in addition to academic and jobsuccess.

【 授权许可】

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