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KMID : 1001720070170010199
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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
2007 Volume.17 No. 1 p.199 ~ p.222
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An Exploratory Study on the Strategy to Promote Employment of Blind Health-keepers
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Lee Hyo-Sung
Yoo Shi-Soon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this paper is to provide fundamental knowledge for implementing policies and technical strategies to promote employment of blind health-keepers. The employment status of people with visual disabilities and literature review on the occupation of health-keepers is introduced. In addition, the first joint survey with the National Masseur Association was conducted involving 306 licensed masseurs. The survey assessed the conditions of health-keepers, their level of awareness, the will of participants, and aspiration of health-keepers in want of support ect. According to the survey, 59.4%(165) of licensed masseurs were aware of "health-keepers" as an occupation and 48.9%(149) were willing to work as a health-keeper. However, masseurs currently working as a health-keeper or had previous experience as a health-keeper were only 2.3%(7). This result shows that compared to the awareness and willingness of masseurs to work as health-keepers the opportunity is fairly limited. In addition, according to the survey, the most crucial service needed to promote the health-keeper profession is personal carer(71.1%) service. In order for blind masseurs to gain social respect and be reborn as professional "health-keepers" who protect the health of the people, numerous policies and supporting infrastructures such as personal carers must be developed to induce participation of the government and enterprises.
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KEYWORD
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the blind, people with visual impairment, masseurs, health-keepers, development ofoccupation (profession), survey
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