2019 Volume 43 Issue 1 Pages 47-58
The purpose of the present study was to examine effects of difference in means to decrease visual difficulty (utilization of tablet, low vision aids, or close-proximity vision) on nondisabled college students' attitudes toward academic supports for peers with low vision. Participants were instructed that they received disability disclosure and help seeking by student with low vision. After reading disability disclosure sentences, students without disabilities (N = 382) answered a questionnaire based on interpersonal image and attitude toward support service for students with low vision. The results showed that conditions of using tablet and close-proximity vision gave more difficult image than that of using low vision aids. However, condition of using tablet induced more negative attitude toward academic support for students with low vision than another conditions. On the other hand, women perceived positive image compared to men. Moreover, women also had more positive attitude toward support service for students with low vision. In conclusion, these results will help students with low vision to choose the method disability disclosure and help seeking.
