시각장애성인의 생애주기별 인구사회학적 특성 및 교육ㆍ복지 욕구 분석

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to find out the methods for promoting continuing education program and educationㆍwelfare of the visually impaired individuals based on the understanding on the socio-demographic characteristics and educationalㆍwelfare needs of the visually impaired adults on the life cycle perspectives. The study has utilized of the raw data of 2014 National Survey of the Disabled Persons conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. The characteristics derived from the analysis of the data are as follows: First, in case of the early years of adults, the number of male adults were about three times larger than the number of female adults. However, the weight of the male adults reduced to about two times in the middle years. Moreover, the ratio of male and female adults became almost identical in the old stage. Thus, the study was able to find out that the weight of the visually impaired female adults increases in a radical manner after the middle years of their lives. Second, the study was able to reveal that the visually impaired adults were feeling discomforts at outdoor activities with the progression into the old stage, and most of the responses showed that the major causes were from the lack of companion or lack of amenities. For the level of satisfaction of leisure life, the weight of dissatisfaction was high to a certain extent. For the causes of the dissatisfaction, the adults in their early years chose the lack of time, the adults in their middle years chose economic burden and the adults in their old stage chose the lack of health or vitality as the biggest reason. Third, for the continuing education, the adults in their early years preferred vocational ability enhancement education, the adults in their middle years and old stage preferred culture and arts education the most. For the demands on the nation or the society, the adults in their early years or middle years demanded income security, and the adults in their old stage demanded medical security the most. With the findings, the study has discussed the issues regarding the promotion of education and welfare of the visually impaired.