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http://dx.doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2022.3.31.173

A Study of Safety Awareness and Safety Behaviors of Personal Assistant for the Visually Impaired  

Yun, Kibong (Department of Social Welfare, Namseoul University)
Oh, Yunjin (Department of Social Welfare, Sejong Cyber University)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.18, no.1, 2022 , pp. 173-181 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the safety awareness and safety behaviors of personal assistant for visual impairments. Method: This study was targeted at 263 personal assistant for blind people from May to June 2021. Research subjects who wished to participate in the study expressed their intention to participate through the recruitment documents and gave written consent before participating in the study. Result: First, the safety awareness and safety behavior were high among the personal assistants who had practical fire extinguisher practice experience and education on how to act in a disaster situation. In addition, when the emergency rescue method was educated, the life safety awareness and fire safety awareness were high, but there was no difference in the awareness of disaster safety, and the safety behavior was higher. Third, the higher the life safety awareness, fire safety awareness, and disaster safety awareness of personal assistant for the visually impaired, the higher the safety behavior. Conclusion: This study revealed that it is important to provide appropriate safety education to personal assistant and implement a program to raise safety awareness so that the visually impaired can live a safer life.
Keywords
Personal Assistant for the Visually Impaired; Safety; Safety Awareness; Safety Behaviors; Safety Education;
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