It takes an empirical examination or an actual verification, analyzes the positive
data and suggests several aJternatives about physical Access to improve the quality
of life for the visual handicapped.
The questionnaire is focused on the sampling of the l09- person visuaJ handicapped
of over 18 years oJd who are living in Gwangju city.
Two factors of the physical access are composed of the road passing and the
traffic means and five factors of QOL consist of the health, the social life, the
self-esteem, the economic life and self-actualization. This study establishes the
physically access right as independent factors and the quaJity of life as dependent
factors. The findings of this study are as follows.
First, the road passing factor has an effect on the visuaJ handicapped’s satisfaction
degree on heaJth and securing of self-actualization. The establishing and using a
studded paving block of a sidewaJk, a crosswalk, an underground passage and an
overpass Jeads to improving the visuaJ handicapped' convenience and has an effect
on the quality of life.
Second. the traffic means has an effect on the visuaJ handicapped’s satisfaction
degee of heaJth, the social life. the self-esteem and more effect the road passing
factor. It is necessary establishing of automatic guidance broadcasting system in bus,
a raiJway vehicJe, city railroad that the visual handicappeds could be make good use
of
According to the findings of this study, the government should recognize the
importance of the physical access and improve the social environment for the visual
handicapped to make use of the various public facilities and services . Therefore, the
govornment shouJd provide the visual handicapped with their opportunities to
panicipate in their social activities and make various efforts to lead to their social
normaJization and integration.