Money Recognition and Using Methods in Visually Impaired Individuals

Abstract

Objective: One of the biggest problems faced by visually impaired individuals is distinguishing and using money. This situation significantly affects the quality of life of individuals. For this reason, methods of recognizing the money of the visually impaired and the problems they face were examined. Material and Method: It is a qualitative study and 35 volunteers with visual impairment were included. Structured interview method was used to and when the data reached saturation, the study was terminated. The data are analyzed with descriptive and content analysis methods and shown as X, SS and%. Results: In the study, it was observed that the most problematic area were money recognition (57.0%), money counting (34.2%) and taking over money (34.2%). Three methods are used in activities that require money use; use of paper money, coins and credit cards. In paper money recognition, visually impaired individuals stated that they use methods of recognition from braille (8.5%), recognition from size (22.9%), with money recognition ruler (25.7%), getting help from family and friends (37.1%), getting help from foreign environment (17.2%), adjusting the amount and location of money in advance (25.7%), recognizing money by color (25.7%), and recognizing money itself (22.9%). Conclusion: It was observed that the problems experienced by visually impaired individuals in money use activities are not only in physical dimension (such as vision loss level), but also activity change and environmental factors are effective. Therefore, while determining the problems, not only the personal dimension of the event, but also the environmental and activity dimension should be examined.

Keywords

• visually impaired
• using money
• occupation
• recognising the money

Görme Engelli Bireylerde Para Tanıma ve Kullanma Yöntemleri

Abstract

Amaç: Görme engelli bireylerin karşılaştıkları en büyük sorunlardan birisi de parayı ayırt edebilme ve kullanımına ilişkin problemlerdir. Bu durum bireylerin yaşam kalitesini önemli ölçüde etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle çalışmamızda görme engellilerin parayı tanıma yöntemleri ve karşılaştıkları sorunlar incelenmiştir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamız nitel dizaynda olup, çalışmamıza 35 gönüllü görme engelli birey dâhil edilmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında yapılandırılmış görüşme yöntemi kullanılmış, veriler doygunluğa ulaştığında çalışma sonlandırılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler betimsel ve içerik analizi yöntemleriyle analiz edilerek, X,SS ve % olarak gösterilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmada en çok sorun yaşanan alanların para tanıma (%57,0), para sayımı (%34,2) ve para üstü alma (%34,2) olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Para kullanımı gerektiren aktivitelerde üç yönteme başvurulduğu saptanmıştır; kâğıt para, bozuk para ve kredi kartı kullanımı. Kâğıt para tanıma da görme engelli bireyler, kabartıdan tanıma (%8,5), büyüklüğünden tanıma (%22,9), para tanıma cetveli ile tanıma (%25,7), aile ve yakın çevreden yardım alma (%37,1), yabancı çevreden yardım alma (%17,2), önceden para miktarı ve yerini ayarlama (%25,7), parayı renginden tanıma (%25,7) ve parayı yazılardan tanıma (%22,9) yöntemlerini kullandıklarını ifade etmişlerdir.
Sonuç: Görme engelli bireylerin para kullanımı ile ilgili aktivitelerinde yaşadığı problemin sadece fiziksel boyutta olmadığı (görme kaybı seviyesi gibi), aktivite değişimi ve çevresel faktörlerin de etken olduğu görülmüştür. Bu nedenle problemler belirlenirken olayın sadece kişisel boyutu değil, çevre ve aktivite boyutu da incelenmelidir.

Keywords

• görme engelli
• para kullanma
• aktivite
• para tanımı

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