Explaining the Life Experience of Blind and low sighted Couples at Collaboration and parenting, a Phenomenological Approach

Abstract

Introduction The life of blinds people have certain needs, concerns and problems. The purpose of this research was to explain and explore all aspects of the life experiences of blind and / or low sighted people. Methodology For this purpose, a qualitative method of phenomenological was used. The statistical population in this study was all couples who were either blind or low-sighted and enrolled in the Yazd Rehabilitation Association and had children and also had passed more than 1 year of their marriage. After an interview with 24 people, the researchers reached saturation and did not get any new context. The data of this qualitative study were evaluated using a 7-step colizzi method. Foundings By scrutiny, the text of all interviews was divided into 321 distinct codes. By reviewing the codes, 40 sub-concepts were extracted. These sub-concepts were included in the seven final concepts. These concepts are: 1- "Follow the instructions of religion and the presence of God in life; 2- "The ability of the blind person and the ability to solve problems"; 3- " The ordinary life of blind people"; 4- "Concerns about the incorrect encounter of society"; 5- "Low self-esteem due to the limits of blindness / low-sightness"; 6- "Unpopular culture and views of the people and unsuitable planning"; and 7- "The realities of the blind / low-sighted people". Conclusions According to these concepts, the society of blind / low-sighted people has the same life quality as the rest of the society.

Keywords

• "lived experiences"
• "blind"
• "phenomenology"
• "collaboration"
• "parenting"