Perspectives of adolescents with visual impairments on social support fromtheir parents

This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 12 adolescents with visual impairments on the social support they received from their parents. Data were generated from in-depth interviews, field notes, a reflexive jour nal, informal observations, and time lines of life events. Emerging themes illustrated processes by which participants received emotional, information al, and tangible support. The implications for the training of parents, reh abilitation counselors, and educators are provided.