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埼玉県狭山市の重度視覚障害者122名に対する電話による聞き取り調査で90名より回答を得て,以下の結果を得た。
(1)1級では約3/4のものが,2級では半数近くが,1人では外出できなかった。(2)1級で白杖の使用方法を教わったことのある12名のうち7名は1人で外出可能であったが,1級で白杖を用いた歩行訓練を受けていない42名のうち8名しか1人で外出できないので,白杖の使用訓練が重要である。(3)拡大読書器を所持する4名のうち新聞が読めるものは1名しかおらず,使用方法を視能訓練士などが教える必要がある。
視覚障害者更生施設においてだけでなく,医療機関や地方自治体での訓練も必要である。
We asked 122 visually handicapped persons by telephone concerning the daily lives and the state of utilization of prosthetic appliances and technical aids. Their visual status ranked grade 1 or 2, meaning that the sum of visual acuity in both eyes was 0.04 or less. A total of 90 persons responded to the enquiry. Three quarters of grade 1 and one half of grade 2 persons could not go out alone. Only 12 of 54 grade 1 persons were trained to use white canes and 7 out of the 12 could go out alone. Out of 4 persons who had televised reading aids, only 1 could read newspapers. This small sample suggests that more efforts are needed to encourage the use of such appliances. In order to improve the well-being of visually handicapped persons, a concerted effort is needed by rehabilitation centers as well by medical institutions and local governments.
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