Rehabilitation and Employment Outcomes for Adults Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: An Updated Report Abstract

[摘要] The Adult Rehabilitation and EmploymentSurvey originally conducted in 2011 by Bell and Mino (2013) demonstrated anemployment rate of 37% for blind and visually impaired (VI) adults residing inthe United States. Five years later, the second survey of adults onrehabilitation and employment factors showed similar findings, with only 32% ofblind/VI adults holding full-time employment. The findings from the 2016 Adult Rehabilitation and Employment Survey affirmed the earlier study, supporting thenotion that people with a higher level of education, who reported readingbraille frequently, and who were members of a blindness consumer organization,particularly the National Federation of the Blind, were most likely to beworking either in a traditional full-time job or in self-employment. These individualswere also least likely to be receiving Social Security disability benefits.Individuals who become blind later in life may especially benefit from supportsto help them develop blindness skills (such as braille) and to acquire blindmentors and role models.

[学科分类] 眼科学

[关键词] Blind;visually impaired;rehabilitation outcomes;employment;factors associated withemployment;braille;education