Quality of Life for braille users: A scoping review
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Rose, Aasha, Fanshawe, Melissa, Barton, Georgina and Cain, Melissa. 2025. "Quality of Life for braille users: A scoping review." Review of Education. 13 (2). https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70083
| Article Title | Quality of Life for braille users: A scoping review |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 201460 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Rose, Aasha, Fanshawe, Melissa, Barton, Georgina and Cain, Melissa |
| Journal Title | Review of Education |
| Journal Citation | 13 (2) |
| Article Number | e70083 |
| Number of Pages | 49 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 2049-6613 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70083 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rev3.70083 |
| Abstract | Quality of life (QoL) encompasses well-being, life satisfaction and happiness, enabling individuals to lead meaningful lives. Literacy, the ability to read and write, is essential for inclusion in education, employment and society. For people with blindness or low vision (BLV), braille is a critical tool for accessing literacy. However, despite literacy being recognised by UNESCO as a foundation for lifelong learning, braille support in education systems is often inadequate, potentially impacting the QoL of braille users. This scoping review followed PRISMA-Sc guidelines to explore the literature on braille literacy and its link to QoL. The search yielded 3170 peer-reviewed articles and grey literature; however, once screened, only 46 papers were included. The analysis revealed the importance of braille in adulthood but highlighted a lack of published data on the relationship between braille literacy and QoL. Recommendations for a focus on high quality research evidence of the implications of braille literacy for the future are discussed. |
| Keywords | blindness; braille literacy; low vision; quality of life |
| Article Publishing Charge (APC) Funding | School/Centre |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390407. Inclusive education |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
| Australian Catholic University |
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