Psychological and social problems of the blinds, a field study in Sulaymaniyah City

Abstract

The researcher conducted a research entitled (Psychological and social problems of the blinds, a field study in Sulaymaniyah city.) Further, regardless of the gender, the research aims to reveal the psychological and social problems of the blind in Sulaymaniyah. The researcher relied on qualitative method based on semi-open interviews to collect data and information. In addition, the participants consisted of 20 blind people in Sulaymaniyah, 10 males and 10 females, who had three main characteristics: they were all over 25 years old, married and employed. The most important results show that most of the blind females felt inferior, but males did not However, most families of the blind females felt ashamed and inferior because of their blind member, Socially, the blind males are more likely to feel embarrassed about making friends. It can be said, the research shows that in education the blind students are not treated well by the teachers. Also, the poor buildings of the schools and lack of audio recordings of scientific resources are the major problems for the blind people. Lack of scientific resources that are written in braille was also a problem.