Zebehazy Kim T, Rosenblum L Penny, Thompson Kathleen M
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Vision for Independence LLC, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
J Vis Impair Blind. 2022 Nov;116(6):794-805. doi: 10.1177/0145482X221143143.
Access to efficient and affordable transportation options has long been a challenge for many individuals with vision loss. In spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a quick shift in the availability and safety of transportation. Using the constant comparison method, open-ended responses from 1,162 participants in the study were coded. Responses were from participants who had concerns about transportation. Ten themes and corresponding subthemes emerged from the data. Themes were interdependent in that the extent of concerns differed based on respondents' support networks, transportation availability, and financial circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront both systemic and COVID-19 transportation challenges about which those with visual impairments experienced or had concerns or both. It is imperative that professionals support those with visual impairments to develop alternative plans for when their typical transportation options are disrupted.
长期以来，对于许多视力受损者来说，获得高效且负担得起的交通选择一直是一项挑战。2020年春季，新冠疫情导致交通的可用性和安全性迅速发生变化。采用持续比较法，对该研究中1162名参与者的开放式回答进行了编码。回答来自那些担心交通问题的参与者。数据中出现了10个主题及相应的子主题。这些主题相互依存，因为担忧的程度因受访者的支持网络、交通可用性和财务状况而异。新冠疫情将系统性交通挑战以及视力受损者经历过或担心或两者皆有的与新冠疫情相关的交通挑战推到了前沿。当视力受损者的常规交通选择受到干扰时，专业人员必须支持他们制定替代计划。
