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Influence of Smartphone Usage To Mobility of Visually Impaired : Study in Jakart
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2017) Karmidi, Sabilul Maarifah; Bozdağ Bucak, Çiğdem; Bozdağ Bucak, Çiğdem
Smartphone is no longer unusual among visually impaired users especially those with digital literacy. Availability of applications with various purposes lead to question on what kind of influences smartphone usage brings to their mobility and independence. Considering the external situation such as the lack of public facilities smartphone's and applications' shortcomings also their level of digital skill. Phenomenological study was selected as the most appropriate approach to elaborate respondents' individual experiences. The research was conducted through in-depth interview and observation method to six blind and three partially sighted respondents with three different levels of digital skill in Jakarta indonesia. The findings are portrayed as experienced by respondents in descriptive manner and provided in themes emerging from study. implication of the study discovered that smartphone works as an all-in-one assistive technology. Using smartphone brought positive influences to mobility and independence of people with visual impairment. Although not necessarily linear influences appeared more on people with higher digital skill. Despite offering positive impacts like convenient travel flexibility productivity and independence barriers are still visible such as technical shortcomings environment disintegration and human ability which lead to dependence on other people on some important aspects.