Questions regarding employment, social activities and independent functioning attempted to delve into the details of actual functioning and beliefs regarding Braille. Additionally, the in-depth nature of the interviews attempted to uncover a more complete understanding of the impact of Braille usage or nonusage in the lives of legally blind adults. These limitations touch on the issues of how validity and reliability are addressed in qualitative studies. Strategies that were employed for addressing the concerns of validity and reliability are fully discussed in Chapter 3. It has limited wordprocessing capability and can be connected with a computer to send and receive computer files.
Material is reviewed with the use of a built-in speech synthesizer.
The keys when depressed simultaneously, create embossed dots on the paper. Print is placed under a camera and is enlarged on a television screen. Voice pitch may or may not be altered. It is demonstrated when an individual achieves an eight-grade reading level on an objective test that is presented in the preferred reading medium, with commensurate writing skills in the same medium. It is demonstrated when an individual with a visual impairment, when necessary, independently gains access to print, thereby allowing meaningful communication with others through written language.