Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the personal characteristics which distinguish people of hearing disability at Um Khalthoom Institution for Teaching the Deafs and people of visual disability at Gezira Institute for teaching the blinds in relation to certain variables (gender, age, birthday order), besides knowing the differences in personal characteristics between the hearing disabled people and the visually disabled ones. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method. Primary data form and Ezenk character measure scale, which was adjusted to the Sudanese environment, were used for data collection. The sample, which was (40%) of the study population, was chosen randomly and consisted of (60) disabled people, (30) of them were of hearing disability from (Um Khalthoom Institution for Teaching the Deafs). The statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. The study has reached a number of findings; the most prominent are the personal characteristics for people of hearing disability and people of visual disability are characterized by positivity. There are significant statistical differences concerning extrovert characteristic between people of hearing disability and people of visual disability in favour of people of visual disability The study recommends the necessity of cooperation and coordination between the authorities in concern in order to provide integral care to people of hearing disability and people of visual disability, besides focusing on strengthening the personal characteristics of them.