A Development of the Disaster Management Education and Trainings Program for Students with Visually Impaired to Improve "Zest for Life" in the Event of A Disaster

- A Case Study on Tochigi Prefectural Special School for the Visually Impaired –

Abstract

This study developed and verified a disaster management education/training program for students with visually impaired to raise the "zest for life" at the time of a disaster based on the instructional design theory. We conducted a questionnaire survey with all the special-needs schools in Tochigi Prefecture, and set as the learning objective the fact that the visually impaired students can act to protect themselves depending on the situation after being aware of the earthquake shaking or the earthquake early warning. We practiced the program with Tochigi Prefectural Special School for the Visually Impaired as a case study, and verified the achievement degree of the learning objectives. In particular, it was revealed that this has a great effect on the programs using the ADL Room.