COMPUTERS, AUTOMATION, AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND ORVISUALLY-IMPAIRED

Authors
MATHER J
Citation
J. Mather, COMPUTERS, AUTOMATION, AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND ORVISUALLY-IMPAIRED, Journal of visual impairment & blindness, 88(6), 1994, pp. 544-549
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
Journal of visual impairment & blindness → ACNP
ISSN journal
0145482X
Volume
88
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
544 - 549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-482X(1994)88:6<544:CAATEO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This article discusses the impact of technology on the formation of sk ills and the career advancement of persons who are blind or visually i mpaired. It concludes that dependence on technology (computerization a nd automation) and the mechanistic aspects of jobs may trap blind and visually impaired workers in occupations with narrow career paths that could lead them to vocational ''dead-ends.''