盲人在工作场所使用盲字
Michele C McDonnall1, Rachael Sessler-Trinkowsky2, Anne Steverson1
1National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision.
概括
大多数雇佣的盲人在工作中使用盲人笔记,超过一半的人使用可更新的盲人笔记技术 (RBT). 高龄和先进的盲文技能是与RBT在工作场所使用相关的关键因素.
科学领域:
- 辅助技术研究 辅助技术研究
- 盲人工作场所的可访问性
- 人与计算机的交互
背景情况:
- 布莱尔对盲人的好处得到了认可,但其在工作场所的应用仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解布莱尔字的使用,特别是可刷新布莱尔技术 (RBT),在专业环境中对于改善就业成果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查雇佣的盲人如何在工作中使用盲字和RBT.
- 识别与RBT使用相关的个人和工作特征.
- 确定影响盲文用户采用RBT的因素.
主要方法:
- 在一项关于工作场所辅助技术的纵向研究中利用了304名参与者的数据.
- 在各种工作任务中分析了盲文和RBT使用模式.
- 采用多变量逻辑回归来确定RBT使用的显著预测因素.
主要成果:
- 三分之二的参与者在职业上使用盲人字;超过一半使用RBT.
- 使用RBT并不一定适用于所有计算机任务,并且与一般工作特征的相关性有限.
- 对于在盲人组织工作,年龄较大,以及较高的盲人笔记能力,发现了与RBT使用的显著关联.
结论:
- 对于许多盲人专业人士来说,盲文和RBT是工作场所不可或缺的组成部分.
- 诸如年龄和盲文技能水平等因素比工作特征更能预测RBT使用情况.
- 进一步的研究可以为增强盲人技术采用和工作场所可访问性的策略提供信息.
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