The Importance of "Writing by Hand" for Visually-Impaired Japanese Learners:

A Consideration of the Relationship between the Difficulty Felt by the Learners and Writing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to consider the significance of "writing by hand" for visually-impaired Japanese learners. According to an observation made on the basis of studying two learners and the difficulties involved in studying a professional educational curriculum, increasing the amount of time spent “writing letters by hand” will improve all of the issues identified. Since sighted Japanese teachers are not necessarily proficient in Braille, it is easy for visually impaired learners to choose oral communication and digital document communication utilizing voice input feature. However, in the future, it will be necessary to deliberately increase the time spent "writing letters by hand."