Preparation of assessment instruments for the ability to learn upper hand lower hand techniques to protect themselves in blind children at skh ath-thohariyyah 01 pandeglang banten

10.2478/bjlp-2023-00000192

Authors

  • Euis Nani Mulyati
  • Ari Lutfia Sari
  • Astri Rizqiatunnisya
  • Nufusul Mustaidah
  • Reynetha Arientama

Keywords:

Assessment instrument, Upper Hand Lower Hand, Self-protection, blind children

Abstract

Blind is  someone who experiences visual impairments that have an impact on difficulty interacting with their environment. Blind people experience by a person cause several problems, which is in doing mobility orientation, blind people are afraid to move and move places. This is due to blind people's concerns about unwanted things, such as hitting hard objects in front of them, fear of getting lost, and falling into potholes on the road.  Mobility-oriented skills  can help and make it easier for blind people to move and move around. One technique used in mobility-oriented is the upper hand lower hand technique which can be used to protect yourself.  This study is based on the problem of the absence of upper hand lower hand technique assessment instruments to determine the ability, disability, and   learning needs of self-protection for blind children.  This research was carried out to compile assessment instruments for upper hand lower hand techniques through collaborative collaboration with teachers.  To achieve this goal, descriptive methods with qualitative approaches are used through observation, interviews,  documentation studies, FGDs and validation.  After going through the validation process, a trial was carried out and the results showed that the instrument can be used recommended to teachers to implement the upper hand lower hand technique assessment instrument to protect themselves visually impaired in oriented and mobility.

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2023-05-26

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