Conceptual skills in persons with visual impairment

• Main Author: Anđelković Marija
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju 2017-01-01
• Series: Specijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija
• Subjects: visual impairment; conceptual skills; communication skills; functional literacy; self-direction skills
• Online Access: http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1452-7367/2017/1452-73671701009A.pdf
• ISSN: 1452-7367; 2406-1328

Conceptual skills enable the development of abilities necessary for controlling certain aspects of life. They include communication skills, functional literacy, and self-direction skills. The aim of this paper was to determine the acquisition of conceptual skills in persons with visual impairment. The research was conducted on a sample of 127 persons with visual impairment, 19-60 years of age. Conceptual Skills Domain of Adaptive Behavior Assessment System II (ABAS-II) was used to obtain data on the acquisition of conceptual skills. It was determined that age (p=0.001) and the category of visual impairment (blindness and low vision) (p=0.000) were significant factors for the acquisition of conceptual skills in persons with visual impairment. On the other hand, time when vision loss occurred was not a significant factor for acquiring conceptual skills in persons with visual impairment (p=0.195).