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UPDATE: THIS FILE LAST EDITED 8-2016
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SIGHT LOSS
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NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION, AND IS PRESENTED SIMPLY AS A CONVENIENCE TO THE READER. BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, THE COMPLETENESS OF THIS LISTING IS NOT GUARANTEED.
WE ALL LIVE IN A SEEING WORLD.
SO, DESPITE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAVEL SKILLS, VISION LOSS CONSUMERS CAN BE FACED WITH CLEAR LIMITATIONS.
IN OTHER WORDS, BLIND INDEPENDENT LIVING SOMETIMES MEANS DEPENDENCE ON PERSONAL ASSISTANTS LIKE SIGHTED READERS, SIGHTED GUIDES AND SIGHTED MENTORS.
FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOT INFREQUENT AND IMPORTANT EXAMPLES...
1. MANY WEBSITES ARE NOT SCREEN READER OR SCREEN MAGNIFIER FRIENDLY
2. ONLINE SHOPPING TOO OFTEN IS NOT FULLY ACCESSIBLE
3. TALKING SCANNERS CANNOT EFFICIENTLY READ EVERYTHING, LIKE COLUMNS
4. BUS, SUBWAY AND LIGHT RAIL ROUTES DO NOT GO EVERYWHERE
5. UNSIGHTED ASSEMBLY OF PRODUCTS MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS AND VISUAL ILLUSTRATIONS
6. STORES MAY BE TOO BUSY OR SHORT-HANDED FOR PERSONAL ATTENTION WITH PRODUCT LOCATIONS
7. WHAT DOES THE WEATHER LOOK LIKE, WHO OR WHAT IS NEARBY AND WHAT DOES THE SECURITY CAMERA SHOW
8. PROPER SUMMERTIME YARD SPRINKLER SETTING NEEDS SIGHT
9. LOOKOUT SAFETY AND VISUAL JUDGEMENT ARE EVERYDAY FACTS OF LIFE NOT TO BE IGNORED
10. MANY HOME OR APARTMENT HANDYMAN CHORES NEED MORE THEN TOUCH TO FIX
11. HOW-DO-I-LOOK IN A MIRROR HANDICAP FOR GROOMING AND ATTIRE
12. HUMAN HELP NEEDED IF NO LABEL READER DEVICE OR LABEL NOT IN DIRECTIONS-FOR-ME DATABASE
13. DISABLED PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY MAY DEMAND SIGHTED ASSISTANCE FOR CRASH RECOVERY
14. WHEN TO REPLACE TONER CARTRIDGE IN COMPUTER PRINTER OR OTHER HARDWARE
15. PEOPLE WATCHING HELP, AS WELL AS ANIMALS, PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
16. MOST TIMEKEEPING DEVICES NEED VISION TO SET TIME OR SET ALARM
17. DETERMINE RAISED NUMERALS ON PLASTIC BANK CARDS
18. LARGE AND CHANGING MAZE OF A TYPICAL MEDICAL CENTER CANNOT BE DESCRIBED IN ADVANCE
19. BAKE TO A GOLDEN BROWN RATHER THEN TIME TO DONE
20. NEITHER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR A VERY EXPRESSIVE PERSON CAN REALLY FULLY DESCRIBE A HUMAN FACE WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE LINE UPS WHEN EXACT IDENTIFICATION IS NEEDED
FURTHER, HERE IS A CONFIRMING ARTICLE FROM THE BRAILLE MONITOR...
LINK: 2. HUMAN READERS
SITE: WWW DOT NFB DOT ORG
IN ADDITION, THIS VISION-LOSS STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL RESEARCH EFFORT MAY BE OF INTEREST...
DESCRIPTION LEADERSHIP NETWORK
WEBSITE: WWW DOT VDRDC DOT ORG
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