PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY School of Juvenile Justice PUBLIC AWARENESS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS COMMUNICATION SKILLS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Psychology 4443 INTRODUCTIONStatement of the ProblemSignificance of the ProblemStatement of the HypothesisDelimitation of the StudyDefinition of TermsOverview of ChaptersII. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREIII. DESIGN OF THE STUDYIntroductionProcedurePopulationSample SizeInstrument DesignDescription of the InstrumentTreatment of the DataIV. ANALYSIS OF DATA AND FINDINGSIntroductionAnalysis of DataV. SUMMARY OF THE INVESTIGATION, MAJOR FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSSummaryMajor FindingsConclusionsRecommendationsBIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter IIntroductionIt has been observed by the researcher that in public settings often the reaction to a visually impaired person is quite different then to that of a sighted person. Society seems to have a predisposed perception of the communication abilities of visually impaired people. This study hopes to establish a correlation between the perception that visually impaired people are also speech impaired when they are in a setting where they are accompanied by another person.Statement of the ProblemThe purpose of this study is to show the limitations of how people deal with visually impaired individuals on a day to day basis. Often people will perceive visually impaired people as hearing and speech impaired as well.Significance of the ProblemIt is often degrading to visually impaired individuals when they are not spoken to directly by another person. This can lead to low self-esteem and frustration for the visually impaired person.HypothesisIt is hypothesized that the general public perceives visually impaired people as being unable to communicate verbally when they are not alone.Delimitation of the StudyThe sample for this study will be the general population in and around Hempstead and Prairie View Texas.Def...
