Rehabilitees with Visual Impairments’ Cane Skills and their Influence on Independent Travel in Nairobi City County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKwamboka, Gisore Varsytine
dc.contributor.authorMurugami, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorOtube, Nelly
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-13T08:43:13Z
dc.date.available2024-02-13T08:43:13Z
dc.date.issued2024
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dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the influence of rehabilitees with visual impairment cane skills on their independent travel. The study was based on Bandura’s social cognitive learning theory. The researcher used a case study research design. The study was carried out at Kenya Institute for the Blind located in Nairobi County, Kenya. The target population was two orientation and mobility trainers and fifty rehabilitees with visual impairment who lost sight between the years 2011 and 2016 and who underwent rehabilitation at KIB. A purposive sampling technique was used to select KIB for the study. Snowball sampling technique was used to locate thirty-seven rehabilitees with visual impairment. Data was collected using questionnaires. The pilot study was conducted at Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind because of its similar characteristics in the admission of rehabilitees with visual impairment. The researcher ensured the content validity of the research instruments through discussion with supervisors and lecturers in the Department of early childhood and Special Needs Education. Quantitative data was gathered using questionnaires and processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and presented using tables. The findings revealed that mobility canes were the main device used at Kenya Institute for the Blind for orientation and mobility. Worldwide, canes were the most used device for orientation and mobility for individuals with visual impairment. In KIB, the device was limited in supply and not readily available. Cane skills were the most popular orientation and mobility techniques among rehabilitees in KIB. The study concluded that rehabilitees were not adequately trained since a substantial period of time has elapsed yet they have not indicated favourable independent travel to their places of work. Orientation and mobility training at KIB led to the acquisition of necessary skills relevant to independent travel of individuals with visual impairment. The study recommended that there is a need for Kenya Government to facilitate the production of cheap locally made long canes suitable for our Kenyan roads.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKwamboka, G. V., Murugami, M., & Otube, N. (2024). REHABILITEES WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS’CANE SKILLS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON INDEPENDENT TRAVEL IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA. European Journal of Special Education Research, 10(1).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27631
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEJSERen_US
dc.titleRehabilitees with Visual Impairments’ Cane Skills and their Influence on Independent Travel in Nairobi City County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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