LIVED

EXPERIENCES OF
UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO
BLIND COUPLES
IN DAVAO CITY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
EDUCATION
285 million were calculated to be
246 million have low vision
visually
90% incapacitated
of visually impaired areBULAG
financially
At the age
BLIND
of fifty (50) years above, 82% of
inadequate in the world.
people are blind.
39 million are blind
BUTA
Assistance of their
BANILAD, CEBU
relatives
Adjust themselves
Parenting behaviors on
what their remaining
of the blind parents
senses could
were fair to offer
them
satisfactory
METHODS
VOICE RECORDER

9 BLIND COUPLES

SURVEY
QUESTIONNAIRES
Adlaw-adlaw na Katikaran (Day to day Life Events)

Kaalam (Knowledge)

Ginikanang Pag-atiman
(Parental Care)
RESULTS
naa
Parehaskoy rasidesaline
inyopudgud, DAY TO DAY
katong
Oo,
Part
maligo, akung
ginagmay
siya nag skwela
mama.
sa(Ischool
mag also
ilis ugearn ko sa
Before
money
for the
tarong Blind
og
School, didto kay kumpleto LIFE EVENTS
gina
through
blind, training
sa other ko
skwelahan sa
sort
syempre mag pa humot (Its una
of sa
ways)
naa ako
pud
among
mama
siyay
just training
training
like what paradidtoa
pagluto.(Yes,
ordinary my
sa pag (Yes,
people
kaming
when I was duha
still ni misis
studying nag
in
mother.
akong
atiman
do; My
bana
sa mother
kay
balay.(Its
take a bath, used
naga
change a to
pa-
partourof
massage
School for therapist.
the Blind, we, (Both
were of
train
load
the me
training
clothes how
ogproperly to
of the cook).
gapautang-utang
andSchool forpud
of course,
us
reallyare working
well trained). as massage
ko
the
add (My
Blind
some
therapist) husband
where is a load
doing
perfume).
retailer andchores
household I also earn through
was also
lending money to others).
taught).
 RESULTS
Cellphone jud ang gamit namo kaso lang ang
SaSakarun,
cellphone tawag cellphone.
sa blindkay nay lngNaa
okTalks, naman
kaywalay
kung Talks
guy
imung software
matubagcellphone; man nagina-install
nako, pero
halimbawa adto kagpag sa
Inbox, KNOWLEDGE
pislit
Wala
didtosa kag ikaduwa
baya
cellphone na arrow
gatudlo nya down.
sa amo
nga Adto
mu kag
kami
text
Outbox,
ipabasa
pislithighschool
kag
dyud
ikatulo na
nako.arrow
Sa
down, i-
Ahh
Nya
lang
tingug wala
nag
gilang
orient ko
na niagi
lang,
siya ug
ko
(No pag
sa
jud one skwela
Talomo
mereally
Naga
pagpalit,
numbering pangutana,
nimu gitudluan
siya parakung unsa
naga-patudlo
makabaloka kung
turoial
National
taught
imui-text,
sa
asa bisan
(During lang
us,High
mura
kinsako.(I
they School
calls, its
ka dapit.(We just didnt
nasiyag
na
really mga
okay (I
oriented go to
studied
Talks.
kaila
because
use cellphones. us at
judButI it
school,
Talomo
how
(We
namo.
comes to
are
with
can answer I
use just
National
using had
it.)
.(Weitasked
ease tutorials).
High
cellphone
forbutwhen
us for
throughSchool)
with
it assistance
has Talks.
text, I
However, for those who have no Talks, for an
installed
to
let some
someone application
people read whom it (Talks).
for we
me. ItWhen
know).
instance, when you want to open Inbox, youll
beeps
we to
have withtwice
bought
click the
it, wecorresponding
the were already
downward arrow. When
letter/symbol
youtaught
want tohow opento you use
Outbox,clicked).
it.)
youll have to click
thrice the downward arrow.)
RESULTS
sa
Ahh permiro
pabalik
akong dili
syempre
ma man
nakojud
naingon ug
sa sagabal
kanang
naganak
trabaho
akong
PARENTAL
naana, gi train
na dili sya magko daan sa
tubag-tubag mag
patabang
imung
parehas
buhaton
follow syasa pagka
ra jud
balay,
kung gud
unsa blind
me
eldestsa sa
imong sa
e CARE
akung
imung
inyuha
nakonga pagpangga
manghud
na
instructioneleven ilisan
sa iyaha years siya
old (at
,tapos nagisa
dapatog
train napod nako
kabalosyamo sorrysyakungug nakasala
kanang
the
imung
liguon(Just
start,
lihok-lihok anak
sa my like
balay,.
murag ana(What matters
youngest
(Being
(From towork,
me I
sibling
blind
ordinary
train isisused
them
the most notpeople
what
that ato
my tobarrier
do help
indo,
child will us
the in
we
house,
respect especially
me and my eleven
follow my year
all
taking
bathe
old
the time).
and
good
eldest child
put care them of
instructions andinshall
doingbe the
sorry if
your
clothes)
he/she child)
household haschores.)
done faults.)
RECOMENDATIONS

The researchers would like to The blind community should be

The Department
recommend that DOH through the of Labor and
reached out primarily by the
Employment
Rural Health Unit should conduct should provide
help of the Community
Employment opportunities
trainings and seminars to improve Extension Center to
of the University.
blind people
their knowledge and skills in to get access from
There should be programs for
different
care for their family and employment to
livelihoods, environmental
develop skills development
children, rehabilitative sanitation to be implemented
program
management and other areas other than field of
in the Universitys adopted
massage therapy.
to improve their living conditions. communities.
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