A Study of the Need of and the Service Provided for the Visually-Impaired Students

[[abstract]]The purpose of this study is to investigate the need of visually-impaired students and the service provided by the visually-impairment education teachers. A questionnaire was developed to gather information from visually-impairment education teachers, and the effective examples were up to 179 copies. The data was analyzed with mean, standard deviation, percentage, and so on. The results are as follows: 1.The degree of visually-impaired service approach “Mostly need”. The need for measurement is the highest; the need for instruction is the lowest. 2.The degree of service frequency approach “Frequently”. Individualized education and case management are provided the most frequently, while Instruction is provided the least. 3.The service frequency differs with different working environments. Teachers in resource classroom provide the service more than the teachers in School for the Visually Impaired and the itinerant teachers. 4.The service frequency differs with the stages of schooling. The teachers who serve in preschools provide the service more frequently than others. 5.The service frequency differs with the teachers’ prevocational training backgrounds. The teachers who graduated from the department of special education provide the service more frequently than others. 6.The service frequency differs with the length of teachers’ service periods. The teachers who served more than 11 years provide the service more frequently than others. 7.The amount of visually-impaired students’ need is more than the degree of the service frequency provided. Based on the study results, some suggestions are proposed for the further advanced studies.