Famous Blind People
He is a blind visual artist who lives in Seattle. He has a YouTube channel with his sighted husband talking about their life together. He loves jokes.
Paul Castle! (YouTube channel-Matthew and Paul)
This tool will read text aloud from a computer screen.
When people have some usable vision, but it cannot be corrected better than 20/200.
Legally blind
All blind people see nothing.
False--blindness is a spectrum. Some blind people can see lights, shapes, or tunnel vision.
This app connects blind people with sighted people so the sighted people can describe the environment.
Be My Eyes
She was the blind teacher of the famous Helen Keller. She taught Helen to communicate and was a mentor to her throughout her life.
Anne Sullivan
This is a way for blind people to read.
Braille OR audiobooks. Braille is tactile writing where people can read by feeling the letters. Audiobooks are where people can listen to a recording of someone reading the text. Both are accessibility tools for reading.
This eye disease makes vision cloudy and makes the eyes look white. Sometimes it is treatable with surgery.
Cataracts
Blind people cannot live independently.
False--with the use of adaptive tools such as canes, guide dogs, or other technology, many blind people can be independent.
A type of book where the font is very big. They can be found in the library.
Large print books.
She is a blind swimmer who represented the USA in the paralympics in 2020. She won gold!
Anastasia Pagonis
These animals help blind people get around the community. They wear green vests and have a lot of training.
Guide dogs
In this type of blindness, the center of someone's vision goes dark.
Macular degeneration
True! It is called Charles Bonnet syndrome.
This allows blind people to write by speaking.
Dictation or speech to text.
He was an iconic singer-songwriter who played the piano. He lost his vision at age 7 from glaucoma.
This stick-like item helps blind people walk more independently. It helps them know if there are obstacles in their path.
In this type of blindness, people cannot see well in low light conditions, but can see okay in the daylight.
Night blindness
Blindness can be cured.
Usually false--while some conditions might be treatable, it is typically permanent.
These raised dots appear on bathroom signs in the community.
Braille.
He is a famous British singer-songwriter who has recently lost his vision. He is known for his songs "Tiny Dancer" and wrote much of the Lion King soundtrack.
Elton John
This device makes text or objects look bigger.
Magnifier
This type of blindness is caused by too much pressure in the eyes and damage to the optic nerve.
Glaucoma
Blind people can work.
True! Blind people can do many jobs.
This feature on a phone allows a blind person to use their phone by speaking to it.
Voice control