Impact of Family Attitudes toward Blindness/Visual Impairment on the Rehabilitation Process

Abstract

There is little data-based research reported that reflects any empirical evidence of relationships between family attitudes toward blindness and visual impairment and rehabilitation outcome. This paper reflects the results of an ex post facto research study of family attitudes toward blindness as reported by three different groups of rehabilitation closures. A number of significant differences were found between the groups on a semantic differential scale, which suggests that the family is indeed a major contributing factor to successful rehabilitation and securing gainful employment.