Educational Attainment and Employment for Individuals with Visual Impairments

McDonnall, Michele C.; Tatch, Andrew

doi:10.1177/0145482x211000963

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“…However, the earnings gap decreased when education level was considered, contrary to Kirchner and Peterson's (1980) findings. Even though higher education levels for people with visual impairments are associated with a greater likelihood of employment (McDonnall & Tatch, 2021) and higher earnings, as documented in this study and others (e.g., Bell, 2010;Estrada-Hernandez, 2008), they do not entirely close the earnings gap between people with and without visual impairments.…”

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confidence: 65%

Beyond Employment Rates: Earnings of People With Visual Impairments

McDonnall

Cmar

McKnight

2022

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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Beyond Employment Rates: Earnings of People With Visual Impairments

McDonnall

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McKnight

2022

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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“…Individuals with VI have greater difficulty accessing food due to transportation barriers, lack of accessible grocery stores, difficulty preparing food, and affording nutritious food ( 27 ). Overarching disparities in employment, education and income also contribute to the financial strain of affording food as there are competing interests such as affording housing and medical care ( 28 , 29 , 30 ). In addition to VI contributing to food insecurity in older adults, a second bi-directional relationship likely also exists with food insecurity and poor nutrition contributing to the progression and development of various ophthalmic diseases ( 11 , 12 ).…”

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Vision impairment and food insecurity in the national health and aging trends study

Lee,

Almidani,

Samuel

et al. 2024

Front. Epidemiol.

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IntroductionVision impairment (VI) may further exacerbate older adults’ vulnerability to experiencing food insecurity and may be a unique and important target for policies addressing access to nutritional food. The purpose of this study is to determine the association of VI in older adults with food insecurity.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional analysis of round 11 (2021) of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally representative survey of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older. Participants include 2,815 older adults with complete data on at least one objective measure of vision (distance, near or contrast sensitivity) and food insecurity. Food insecurity was assessed using a previously developed indicator of food insecurity in NHATS. VI was defined as binocular visual acuity (VA) worse than 0.3 logMAR (Snellen equivalent 20/40) at distance or its near equivalent, or contrast sensitivity (CS) worse than 1.55 logUnits. Continuous VI measures included distance and near VA (per 0.1 logMAR), and CS (per 0.1 logCS).ResultsParticipants were majority White (82%) and female (55%), and 3% had food insecurity. Older adults with any VI had a greater prevalence of food insecurity than adults without VI (5.0% vs. 2.0%, p < 0.05). In fully adjusted regression analyses, individuals with any VI experienced double the odds of food insecurity than individuals without VI (OR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.2–3.6). Distance VI (measured continuously) was associated with 1.2 times the odds of food insecurity (OR = 1.2; 95% CI: 1.0–1.3, per 0.1 logMAR). All other vision measures trended towards higher odds of food insecurity, though not statistically significant.DiscussionOlder adults with VI experience higher rates of food insecurity than their peers. Interventions to improve food security should be targeted towards addressing the specific barriers faced by visually impaired older adults.

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“…Having the skills to accommodate VI will also be essential to pursue additional education. Education has been positively associated with employment for persons with VI [11][12][13]. Increasing education will likely expand vocational options for persons with multiple health and disability issues as this group has a substantially lower educational level than the other groups.…”

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“…Two recent systematic reviews concerning employment among persons with VI found education was positively associated with employment [11,12]. More recent studies supported this link [13,14]. Consequently, people with VI and less education appear at a disadvantage in becoming employed.…”

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Out of the labor force due to health reasons? An analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participation regarding persons with visual impairments

Crudden

McKnight

2022

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

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Persons with visual impairments (VI) have a high nonparticipation rate in the labor force. Information about factors influencing their labor force participation could provide insight into how to increase employment rates. We selected persons with VI from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to investigate factors that differentiate persons out of the labor force (OLF) for chronic health or disability reasons from those employed and those OLF due to other reasons. Persons with VI and OLF for chronic health or disability reasons were more likely to have additional disabilities; have physical, mental, or other health limitations to work; and receive Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. Compared with those employed, people with VI and OLF for chronic health or disability reasons appear to have multiple characteristics indicating poorer health, lower education attainment, and greater financial insecurity. Compared with those OLF due to other reasons, people with VI and OLF for chronic health or disability reasons were less likely to be female but more likely to receive food assistance and to indicate disadvantaged health status. These results suggest that skills to accommodate vision disability or health conditions are essential to employment or further education, and additional education may expand vocational options. Benefits counseling, encouragement, and careful career planning may assist persons with VI in moving toward financial independence.

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Educational Attainment and Employment for Individuals with Visual Impairments

Cited by 11 publications

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Beyond Employment Rates: Earnings of People With Visual Impairments

Beyond Employment Rates: Earnings of People With Visual Impairments

Vision impairment and food insecurity in the national health and aging trends study

Out of the labor force due to health reasons? An analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participation regarding persons with visual impairments

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