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Influence of guide dog ownership on physical activity and quality of life of people with visual impairments
Krejčí, Martina ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Majorová, Simona (referee)
Title: Influence of guide dog ownership on physical activity and quality of life of people with visual impairments Objectives: The main objective of the thesis was to examine differences in quality of life and volume of physical activity in persons with visual impairments who own/do not own a guide dog. Methods: It is theoretically empirical work. A quantitative form of questioning was used for the research part of this thesis. The method chosen for data collection was the standardised IPAQ questionnaire and the revised SF-36 questionnaire. The research group consisted of people with visual impairments who own/do not own guide dogs. The survey involved 15 people with visual impairments (7 women, 8 men), out of this number 8 respondents own a guide dog (5 women, 3 men) and 7 respondents do not own a guide dog (3 women, 4 men). The average age of respondents with a guide dog was - women 32 years, men 31 years. In respondents without a dog - women 32 years, males 38 years. Results: The results showed up to twice the time devoted to regular physical activity in a group of visually impaired individuals who own a guide dog, compared to individuals without a dog. Individuals with dogs were measured at 17995 MET-min/week, compared to individuals without a dog who had 5368 MET-min/week. Necessary walking...
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Impact of a guide dog on the quality of life of its owner
Müllerová, Kateřina ; Vařeková, Jitka (advisor) ; Nováková, Pavlína (referee)
Title: The impact of a guide dogs on the quaity of its owner Goal: The purpose of this bachelor work is to find out how the guide dog ownership can affect its owner. The work is firmly focused on social participation and the activity options according to the ICF legislation, 2001. Methodology: The data collected in this research are classified as qualitative. Furthermore, the information collection was carried out by a self-created questionnaire, provided to fifteen participants. The survey was completed by 25 questions, varied by three categories (open, closed and open-ended). In the second research period of data selection, a half-structured interview was attended by two interviewees. The attendants were guide dogs owners with a visual impairment. Results: In both cases, the interviewees selected yes as an answer. They agree that a guide dog affects social participation alongside the activity options for people with a visual impairment. Guide dog positively responds on making new contacts with others, a better communication. Owners feel safe, relaxed and satisfied. Also, according to the results we received, the dog means a specific stimulation in the activity completion. Whether it is a moving activity (dog-walking) or regular daily tasks such as going to various offices, post offices and so on....
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Development of spatial orientation and independent movement of visually impaired children of preschool age
BEDLÁNOVÁ, Eva
This bachelor thesis looks into spatial orientation and independent movement of visually impaired preschool children. These issues are integral to every visually impaired person's daily life and it is at an early age, before joining any type of educational establishment, that a lot of time and utmost patience is required to address them. It is characteristic of this period that it mainly comes down to families, professionals and teachers to help develop competence in this area. However, the development is sometimes hindered by reduced awareness. Based on the related theoretical background, the thesis introduces the specifics of spatial orientation and independent movement of visually impaired preschool children. Its practical part presents a qualitative research concluded to compare the different methodical approaches taken in families and kindergartens to develop visually impaired children's independent movement. Data for the research was collected via document analysis, structured interviews with parents and teachers and through observations. A sub-objective of the thesis is to draft a informative brochure for parents with visually impaired children. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part provides basic information about visual impairment in children. It deals with the classification of visual impairment, providing information on possible diagnostics such as functional vision assessment, the content of which is hardly found in resources available. It also discusses some education issues, namely educational attitudes in the family, early care and the preschool education system. In its last chapter, the theoretical part deals with spatial orientation and independent movement, describing its methodologies and elements as well as the development of spatial orientation and independent movement at different age stages. Using content analysis, the practical part introduces the content of the school educational programme for kindergartens for visually impaired children, paying closer attention to its section dealing with spatial orientation and independent movement. Whether and to what extent the educational programme is actually used in practice, is determined is through observation, another data collection technique used in the practical part. The third data collection technique used is a semi-structured interview. This technique provides information about the different approaches taken in families and kindergartens to develop spatial orientation and independent movement. It also establishes the sources of information, assessing their availability and quality. The research implies that with the exception of early care, the support to parents of children with visual impairment is scant. Furthermore, mild deficiencies were found in the implementation of the school educational programme in kindergartens. A sub-objective of the thesis was to draft an informative brochure to serve as a basis for an actual material which could provide parents with essential information on how to treat their children indoors and outdoors. The draft was made using the research results and early care internal resources; in the future it may be developed into a document available to all parents who have a child with any degree of visual impairment.
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Orientation and mobility of individuals , who suffer from visual impairment with white stick with focus on the time of origin
TOMANOVÁ, Katarína
This bachelor thesis named "Orientation and mobility of individuals, who suffer from visual impairment with white stick to focus of origin" examines visually impaired individuals, whose sight is damaged to such a degree, that they are forced to use white stick as a compensation tool for spatial orientation. Visually handicapped people are unable to visually accept information from their surroundings, so they have to compensate this with the help of their touch and hearing senses. This can be accomplished only on condition, that there is a short distance. When there is a longer distance, they have to rely on another compensation tools, for instance white stick, which helps them to improve orientation and mobility skills. This thesis consists of three parts- theoretical one, practical one and appendix. There are five chapters in theoretical part. First chapter focus on anatomy and pathology of the organ of vision, its examination methods, sorting of congenital and acquired visual impairments and disorder of visual trajectory. The second chapter focus on person with visual impairment, especially the history of care for visually impaired, visual functions, their categories. How is the influence visual impairment that this handicap has on personal development, and finally it also describes people with visual impairment congenital and people with visual impairment acquired. The third chapter focus on counselling equipment, it define Center for early care and Special education center for people with visual impairment. The penultimate chapter focus on the spatial orientation, especially the division of areas of education, significance of spatial orientation, its sorting in the form of upbringing and orientation, principles of the movement itself and compensation tools. The last chapter further deals with history and currency of white stick, techniques of its use- like holding the stick and walking technique and who is a supposed user. Practical part was realized through qualitative research method, in order to achieve set goals. Data were collected in the form of semi structured interview and anamnesis (f. The interview was formed with prepared open questions, which focus on spatial orientation and white stick topic. Six different respondents were chosen for final data collection. Evaluation of data was carried out through analysis. All data and personal statements were at first sorted and classified and then noted into the list of results. This results are classified into charts in chapter 8.4. Evaluation od the data obtained, for better statement. List of results consist of identification data, category and diagnosis of visual impairment and also subjective opinions of respondents related to spatial orientation and white stick. In the discussion part were compared results of information given by respondents to the claim of theoretical part. The research has confirmed that white stick as a compensation tool helps visually impaired people to improve spatial orientation, also in the case of longer distance and unknown locations. Visually impaired individuals can nowadays thanks to the modern technologies get closer to the majority population of nowadays society, for instance with the possibility of more compensational tools connected to the white stick. Findings in this paper can improve general knowledge of spatial orientation, movement and white stick. It could also work as a subject for further research. After revision could be this thesis use as education material of spatial orientation and separate movement.
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The role of information and communication technologies in spatial orientation of people with visual impairment.
ŠTÁDLEROVÁ, Daniela
Bachelor thesis deals with compensational aids for spatial orientation and self-reliant motion of visually impaired persons. As result of limited visual perception these persons suffer from partially complicated self-reliant motion, which fact negatively influences their independence and subsequently even the quality of their life. The incurred barriers of persons with impaired visual perception are overcome by means of a white cane and similar traditional compensational aids; nevertheless they can be helped as well via information and communication technology, development of which affected within the last twenty years even this area. The goal of this thesis is to create a complete system of theoretical knowledge of spatial orientation and self-reliant motion problematic with participation of information and communication technologies. Partial goals are to analyse the services related to self-reliant motion, which are provided by the Navigation Centre SONS ČR and to map the improvement in the field of self-reliant motion with the participation of IT technology from the point of view of persons with visual impairment. The thesis consists of theoretical, practical and appendix parts. The theoretical part is organized into three chapters. The first of them deals with visual impairment in general, its definition, structuring of visual impairment according to itstypes, level, time and cause of origin. The end of the first chapter describes compensation of visual perception, that compensate other senses as well, especially touch and hearing. The second chapter characterises specifics of spatial orientation and self-reliant motion of persons with visual impairment, its methodology, elements of spatial orientation and self-reliant motion, the white cane technique and orientation analytic synthesis activity; the end describes education and development of self-reliant motion as well. The final chapter of the theoretical part deals with compensation aids for self-reliant motion with emphasis on the information and communication technology. The practical part is realized via quantitative investigation strategy and it is divided into two parts. The first of them is the analysis of services provided by the Navigation Centre of United Organisation of Sightless and Purblind, Czech Republic, which includes a telephone line, trip planning, online navigation and help in need. Additional technique of data acquisition is used for semi-structured dialogue with persons with visual impairment; its goal was the analysis of used compensation aids, information and communication technologies for the purpose of self-reliant motion and mapping of these aids developments from the point of view of the users. The investigative group for the dialogues consists of three sightless individuals, who for their self-reliant motion cannot rely on visual control and therefore depend on using the compensation aids. The conclusion of the investigation is that the most important aid for self-reliant motion remains traditionally the white cane, nevertheless next to it information and communicative technologies are of great importance, especially VPN transmitter, which controls informative lightning columns and thus provides various information, for example at the bus stop or in the means of public transport, etc. Increasingly greater importance belongs to mobile phones with voice output that keep being developed. Via the internet access an individual can find a transport connection or via GPS navigation they can set out into a completely unfamiliar environment. According to respondents' opinion these aids are easily available and keep being developed. Nevertheless they warn against using touchscreen phones, which can be very difficult or even impossible to manipulate for some users. According to the respondents the services of the Navigation Centre SONS ČR are not feasible due to the fees.
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