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Yang-Handy, Angela Kathryn.

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Preparing visually-impaired people in the Philippines for mainstream employment: Perceptions of the impact of ICT accessibility.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Preparing visually-impaired people in the Philippines for mainstream employment: Perceptions of the impact of ICT accessibility./
Author:	Yang-Handy, Angela Kathryn.
Description:	158 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-03(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-03A(E).
Subject:	Special education. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3603176
ISBN:	9781303574085

Preparing visually-impaired people in the Philippines for mainstream employment: Perceptions of the impact of ICT accessibility.
Yang-Handy, Angela Kathryn.

Preparing visually-impaired people in the Philippines for mainstream employment: Perceptions of the impact of ICT accessibility. - 158 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-03(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013.

This qualitative case study examined the issues and concerns with preparing visually impaired people (VIP) for mainstream employment and their perceptions of the impacts of information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility on their personal and professional lives. The study focused on the experience of one Philippine-based non-governmental organization and their efforts to provide skills development and employment preparation support to VIP. Study findings discuss the organization's training program features, barriers to, enabling factors for, skills needed for employment, and the impacts of ICT accessibility. The transformation theory of adult learning provided the conceptual framework for the study and was used as the primary tool for analysis of findings. Conclusions highlight that while impacts have been positive over all, there is a need to increase VIP access to ICT across the socio-economic spectrum worldwide. Barriers to VIP employment need to be addressed, particularly related to employer attitudes towards hiring VIP. Concluding remarks additionally address implications for policy, practice and research.

ISBN: 9781303574085Subjects--Topical Terms:

516693
Special education.

Preparing visually-impaired people in the Philippines for mainstream employment: Perceptions of the impact of ICT accessibility.
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