1Assistant Professor, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and, Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Email id: sampathranek@gmail.com
2M. Ed. Special Education (Visual Impairment), Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and, Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Email id: madhurenubasu29@gmail.com
Online published on 8 July, 2019.
A study on challenges faced by the adolescents during transition from high school to higher education was carried out with 17 visually impaired. The samples were selected by using purposive sampling method. Checklists were prepared with 4 domains with 7 statements each. The statements were arranged in simple to complex order. Interview method was followed to collect the data. The results revealed that the adolescents faced problems in almost all the three domains except the domain “Dressing”. However, teens need to know how to express themselves in a positive way and training in each and every zone is needed for them to became a self-reliant personality.
Transition, Academic, Mealtime Adjustment, Dressing, Mobility
