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Table 3 presents the percentage of workplace AT users who reported using
each learning method, sorted by the number of users for each AT. Self-teaching
was a predominant method, reported for each type of AT. Tutorials were also a
frequent learning method, though less common than self-teaching. Training from
VR or other agencies was used for all but one type of AT, while vendor training
was reported for 18 out of the 21 types of AT. Learning from another person with
blindness or low vision was reported for 16 types, and training in school by a TSVI
was reported for 14 types of AT. There is variability in the use of learning methods
across different types of AT. For example, OCR apps and remote-sighted
assistance apps were largely self-taught, whereas screen reader software had a
somewhat balanced distribution of learning methods, including instruction from
TSVIs, tutorials, VR or other agencies, and another person with blindness or low
vision.
Table 4 shows the percentage of users who selected each method as their
primary learning method for each type of AT. Self-teaching was most commonly
reported as the primary method for learning to use most work AT, with the highest
rates across each AT except for electronic video magnifiers and
orientation/wayfinding/navigation devices. VR or other agency training was
reported as the primary learning method by some participants for 19 of the 21 AT,
but was only the primary learning method for most users of two AT:
