Visual Impairment
As I’ve said before I am studying to become an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. This requires nine 3 hour courses through Texas Tech Univeristy (where I’m at right now) and two of those classes are white cane technique classes. My first class started on June 1st and we didn’t touch the canes much at…
How many times have you heard someone who is not blind say “I’m blind as a bat” or “I can’t see anything without my glasses.” We know this isn’t true, but to that person, it may feel like he or she has little vision without their correction (eye glasses, contacts). Blindness is a functional defect…
I met with someone who was recently diagnosed with the eye condition, Age-Related Macular Degeneration. I asked her if it was the wet or dry type. She responded, “I don’t know.” I explained to her that with wet macular degeneration, the macula on the back wall of your eye swells up and causes your acute,…
While walking one day you see a man standing at an intersection holding a white cane. Does he need assistance? Is he okay? How does he know where he’s going? ASK HIM! Just walk up, tap him on the shoulder and say in your normal tone of voice “Do you need any assistance? Are you…
This blog was written by Mandy Smith, an RCIL Staff member, who recently became an O&M Specialist. She has been working with RCIL since June 2009. In August of this year, I applied for a new position at RCIL. When I found out I had the position, I was so excited I went and told…
While you’ve probably heard of glaucoma, you may not know exactly what it is. Glaucoma is not one disease but rather a group of eye diseases that slowly steals a person’s sight without warning. The vision loss occurs due to damage to the optic nerve, which is responsible for carrying images from the eye to…
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