Facts
The percentage of Blind people who cannot see light
15%
A reading and writing system that uses raised bumps that Blind people can feel.
Braille
Person still has vision but their vision is low or very limited
Partial Blindness
Describe an experience at SCHOOL that is more difficult for a Blind person
Any experience that you can think of
Cost to breed, train and place a seeing eye dog.
$50,000
Spoken Content Feature
Person cannot see or detect light, very rare
Complete Blindness
Describe an experience within EXERCISE/SPORTS that is more difficult for a Blind person
Any experience that you can think of
Name the four major causes of Blindness
1. Eye disease
2. Age
3. Accidents
4. Born with it/Genetics
Examples: Seeing Eye Dogs, Human Guide, White Canes, Glasses
Vision Helpers
Person lost vision due to lack of vitamin A.
Nutritional Blindness
Describe an experience in RESTURANTS that is more difficult for a Blind person
Any experience you can think of
The percentage of Blind people who struggle with their sleep wake cycle (their internal clock of when it is time to sleep versus time to be awake)
70%
Examples: An elevator dinging when it arrives; crosswalk saying "Wait"; fire alarm makes a loud noise when it goes off
Auditory Clues
Person was born with limited or no vision.
Congenital Blindness
Describe an experience within TRANSPORTATION that is more difficult for a Blind person
Any experience you can think of