J. Except. People 2017, 6(1):15-21

Influence of networking on adjustment process of persons with visual impairments

Etim Archbong Idongesit
Department of Early Childhood and Special Education, Faculty of Education, University Of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

This paper looks at the influence of networking in the adjustment process of persons with visual impairment, what the internet offers and how persons with visual impairment can benefit from it. It further looks at the meaning of networking, the history of internet. It lists examples of network which include: academic and research network, airline, car rental, and hotel networks, corporate network, private networks etc and also the types of networks which are local area networks, wide area networks, intranet, Ethernet and internet. It concludes with the benefits of networking in the adjustment process of persons with visual impairments.

Keywords: Networking, person with visual impairment

Published: June 11, 2017  Show citation

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Idongesit, E.A. (2017). Influence of networking on adjustment process of persons with visual impairments. Journal of Exceptional People, 6(10), 15-21
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