盲ろう者の生活の質の向上をもたらす支援のあり方

Development of supporting system for deaf-blind individuals

三輪 レイ子

広島大学大学院教育学研究科紀要. 第三部, 教育人間科学関連領域

Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University. Part 3, Education and human science

Deaf-blind individuals are usually treated at welfare offices and medical institutions as ones having two separate disabilities. However, it is necessary to support them considering visual and hearing impairments as a combined disability to improve their quality of life. In this study, the author has tried to provide comprehensive supports based on patients' complains and/or inconvenience. Nine deaf-blind patients were supported by the conventional approach, resulting in incomplete achievement for their requirements. In contrast, the comprehensive approach succeeded in enhancing of the quality of life in five deaf-blind patients. These results suggest that the comprehensive supporting system may play an important role in improving the quality of life in individuals with multiple handicaps.

盲ろう者

生活の質

社会参加

二重障害

Deaf-blind

Quality of life

Social participation

A combined disability

教育 [ 370 ]

日本語

広島大学大学院教育学研究科

国立情報学研究所

[ISSN] 1346-5562

[NCID] AA11625039