Blindness refers to a spectrum of vision loss. A person’s experience of blindness can range from sight loss which interferes with your daily activities to total blindness. Total blindness does not mean that the person sees nothing at all, some people still see changes in light or a haze. Someone who is partially sighted has partial vision in one or both eyes. It is common for a blind person to identify with the Disability community as they do not identify as having their own unique culture and language, but not every blind person will connect with that label.
Sighted Guide
A person with specialized training who can safely guide a blind or partially sighted person through an unknown environment. They use both physical guiding techniques as well as verbal description of where an item is situated when the team is standing still.
Small Cost ($100-500)
1 month
Definitions
Blind or partially sighted
