Research on Criteria for Measuring Mobility Readiness of Adventitiously Blind Adults

Abstract

□ This research on the dynamics of readiness for mobility service had two major research goals, to attempt to identify specific dynamic factors of readiness of adventitiously blind adults and to construct an instrument for measuring total readiness.

Fourteen criteria were found to have a positive relationship to both the readiness score and the actual subsequent performance score. A readiness instrument composed of eight criteria was found to have a positive correlation with performance, significant to less than the .01 level.

This research study appears to have identified important specific factors related to readiness for mobility service. Although the relationship between the resulting research instrument and performance does suggest its usefulness in assessing readiness, further research is indicated.

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