Visually Handicapped in the City of Nottingham, 1977-1978

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The aims of this survey were: to update the information from the 1967 national survey by Gray and Todd (Mobility and Reading Habits of the Blind, Government Social Survey SS 386); to learn specifically about the visually handicapped who live in the City of Nottingham; to extend the age range of the national survey and to include those registered as partially sighted.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br> Vision, mobility, reading habits, employment, additional disabilities.<br> Daily living skills, hearing aid usage, tactile map usage, use of mobility information.<P>本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据集采集版权所有者所有。</P><br>本次调查的目标如下：一是更新格雷（Gray）与托德（Todd）1967年开展的全国性调查《盲人的移动与阅读习惯》（政府社会调查SS 386）中的相关信息；二是专门针对居住在诺丁汉市的视障人群开展调研；三是拓宽原全国性调查的年龄覆盖范围，并纳入注册为低视力的人群。<br><b>主要研究主题</b>:<br><br>变量<br>视觉状况、移动能力、阅读习惯、就业情况、附加残疾状况。<br>日常生活技能、助听器使用情况、触觉地图使用情况、移动相关信息的使用。