View in EDS

A Survey on the Use of Mobile Applications for People Who Are Visually Impaired.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Survey on the Use of Mobile Applications for People Who Are Visually Impaired.
Authors: Griffin-Shirley, Nora, Banda, Devender R., Ajuwon, Paul M., Jongpil Cheon, Jaehoon Lee, Hye Ran Park, Lyngdoh, Sanpalei N.
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. Jul/Aug2017, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p307-323. 17p.
Subjects: Age distribution, Blindness, Consumer attitudes, Income, Low vision, Research methodology, Portable computers, Questionnaires, Scale analysis (Psychology), Statistics, World Wide Web, Continuing education units, Smartphones, Human research subjects, Patient selection, Mobile apps, Descriptive statistics
Abstract: Introduction: The literature indicates that few studies have been conducted with persons with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) concerning mobile application or "app" usage. The current study explores the use of mobile apps with this population globally. Methods: A total of 259 participants with visual impairments completed an online survey. Descriptive statistics and bivariate tests were used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and mobile app use. Results: The participants rated special apps as useful (95.4%) and accessible (91.1%) tools for individuals with visual impairments. More than 90% of the middle-aged adult group strongly agreed with the practicality of special apps, a significantly higher percentage than was observed in the young and old adult groups. In addition, the participants with low vision considered special apps less accessible than did those with blindness (p < .05). Discussion: Results show that persons with visual impairments frequently use apps specifically designed for them to accomplish daily activities. Furthermore, this population is satisfied with mobile apps and would like to see improvements and new apps. Implications for practitioners: Developers of apps for individuals with visual impairments need to refine and test the existing apps. Practitioners need to be knowledgeable about app usage so they can provide effective instruction to their students or clients. This study provides preliminary information regarding app usage among persons with visual impairments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 124402378
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: A Survey on the Use of Mobile Applications for People Who Are Visually Impaired.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: &lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Griffin-Shirley%2C+Nora%22&quot;&gt;Griffin-Shirley, Nora&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Banda%2C+Devender+R%2E%22&quot;&gt;Banda, Devender R.&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Ajuwon%2C+Paul+M%2E%22&quot;&gt;Ajuwon, Paul M.&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Jongpil+Cheon%22&quot;&gt;Jongpil Cheon&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Jaehoon+Lee%22&quot;&gt;Jaehoon Lee&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Hye+Ran+Park%22&quot;&gt;Hye Ran Park&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Lyngdoh%2C+Sanpalei+N%2E%22&quot;&gt;Lyngdoh, Sanpalei N.&lt;/searchLink&gt;
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: &lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;JN&quot; term=&quot;%22Journal+of+Visual+Impairment+%26+Blindness%22&quot;&gt;Journal of Visual Impairment &amp; Blindness&lt;/searchLink&gt;. Jul/Aug2017, Vol. 111 Issue 4, p307-323. 17p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: &lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Age+distribution%22&quot;&gt;Age distribution&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Blindness%22&quot;&gt;Blindness&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Consumer+attitudes%22&quot;&gt;Consumer attitudes&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Income%22&quot;&gt;Income&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Low+vision%22&quot;&gt;Low vision&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Research+methodology%22&quot;&gt;Research methodology&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Portable+computers%22&quot;&gt;Portable computers&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Questionnaires%22&quot;&gt;Questionnaires&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Scale+analysis+%28Psychology%29%22&quot;&gt;Scale analysis (Psychology)&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Statistics%22&quot;&gt;Statistics&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22World+Wide+Web%22&quot;&gt;World Wide Web&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Continuing+education+units%22&quot;&gt;Continuing education units&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Smartphones%22&quot;&gt;Smartphones&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Human+research+subjects%22&quot;&gt;Human research subjects&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Patient+selection%22&quot;&gt;Patient selection&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Mobile+apps%22&quot;&gt;Mobile apps&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Descriptive+statistics%22&quot;&gt;Descriptive statistics&lt;/searchLink&gt;
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Introduction: The literature indicates that few studies have been conducted with persons with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) concerning mobile application or &quot;app&quot; usage. The current study explores the use of mobile apps with this population globally. Methods: A total of 259 participants with visual impairments completed an online survey. Descriptive statistics and bivariate tests were used to examine associations between demographic characteristics and mobile app use. Results: The participants rated special apps as useful (95.4%) and accessible (91.1%) tools for individuals with visual impairments. More than 90% of the middle-aged adult group strongly agreed with the practicality of special apps, a significantly higher percentage than was observed in the young and old adult groups. In addition, the participants with low vision considered special apps less accessible than did those with blindness (p &lt; .05). Discussion: Results show that persons with visual impairments frequently use apps specifically designed for them to accomplish daily activities. Furthermore, this population is satisfied with mobile apps and would like to see improvements and new apps. Implications for practitioners: Developers of apps for individuals with visual impairments need to refine and test the existing apps. Practitioners need to be knowledgeable about app usage so they can provide effective instruction to their students or clients. This study provides preliminary information regarding app usage among persons with visual impairments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: &lt;i&gt;Copyright of Journal of Visual Impairment &amp; Blindness is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder&#39;s express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.&lt;/i&gt; (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=124402378
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1177/0145482X1711100402
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 17
        StartPage: 307
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Age distribution
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Blindness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Consumer attitudes
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Income
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Low vision
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research methodology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Portable computers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Questionnaires
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Statistics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: World Wide Web
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Continuing education units
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Smartphones
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Human research subjects
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Patient selection
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Mobile apps
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Descriptive statistics
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: A Survey on the Use of Mobile Applications for People Who Are Visually Impaired.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Griffin-Shirley, Nora
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Banda, Devender R.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Ajuwon, Paul M.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Jongpil Cheon
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Jaehoon Lee
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Hye Ran Park
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Lyngdoh, Sanpalei N.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 07
              Text: Jul/Aug2017
              Type: published
              Y: 2017
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 0145482X
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 111
            – Type: issue
              Value: 4
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
              Type: main
ResultId 1