A Study on Aspects of communication among Visually Handicapped and Sighted Climbers

• Project/Area Number: 23653147
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: MORI Yuji 大阪大学, 全学教育推進機構, 教授 (80182210)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: アウトドア / 視覚障害 / クライミング / コミュニケーション / 障害者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this research is to point to successful ways of communication among visually handicapped climers and sighted climbers by describing and analyzing various aspects of verbal and non-verbal communication at the rock climbing field. A preliminary conclusion is that there can be found mutually contradictory attitudes among climbers toward either voluntary activities or those for profit, and that these attitudes may possibly cause practical conflicts when visually handicapped climbers take part in outdoor activities such as rock climbing.