Can Blind People See?

If a person can’t see they find a way to function through the day with a Seeing Eye dog or reading with Braille knowledge, and if a person is unable to hear they are able to function at a very high level through the use of sign language and reading lips.

There are approximately 8.5 million known species in the world. Each one sees differently. A few species’ vision is more advanced than others; as humans we are very limited to what we can see compared to other animals. Birds of prey have the ability to see extreme detail at far distances. A bee has hundreds of six-sided lens and together the lenses form a single image. And an octopus’s eye has no blind spot. Each of these species’ eyesight has evolved overtime to adapt to survival needs.

It is however not an easy feat. For accessibility to the fullest capacity to be to be established, organizational systems require funds to be pumped in. these funds will go towards making infrastructural and operational modifications to the system so that it caters to all needs. Also, application/recruitment and selection processes will need to be brought up to standard as well. These cannot only be planned; it has to be implemented to be function. Afterwards which the organization will have to regulate, monitor and make improvements to the system as required by the results they get. For example, for an organization to high a qualified blind candidate to join their team, the must first ensure accessibility by providing funding for a Braille machine, afford the candidate the opportunity of receiving correspondence or documents in Braille, ensure all other members of staff pass documents to him/her in Braille, maintain or improve on the process of communication

Even with the legislative measures taken to assist those who are blind, those with significant visual impairments still face oppression. According to Iris Marion Young, oppression “designates the disadvantage and injustice some people suffer not because a tyrannical power coerces them, but because of the everyday practices of a well-intentioned liberal society” (Adams, p 36). People who are blind face oppression when navigating the internet. There are many programs that aid those with vision issues- Braille keyboards and audio and text converters. However, these programs do not always work with websites. At the moment, no government standards exist in the United States (Williams). This is a problem because the internet is a very large part of society. The internet holds the keys to financial needs, educational advancement, and social interactions. Therefore, legislation needs to be passed to make the digital world as

As vital organ of vision, the eye, allows us to learn more about the world around us more than any other organ or senses. Sight, the physical sensory experience and vision, the metaphysical concept of how our brain interprets images both work harmoniously and play a huge role in our everyday lives. However, almost a billion people are either blind or visually impaired simply due to not having a pair of glasses. Being able to lead people in the direction of good vision is what developed my interests.

Braille – This is helpful for blind people to be able to read and understand what they may need to read or even to communicate to people if they are also blind. There are lots of items that come in braille now.

1. There are many different facts that can have a impact on people with sensory loss. Communication and awareness play big roles in the impact. They may find it difficult to feed themselves, dressing and mobility. Hobbies and interests can have negative impact on their lives. They may also feel scared and alone due to this. There can be positive factors that can help out the person such as increased help, aids for support and a good support team could give them a brighter outlook on life. Organizations might help the Deaf and Blind with many different aspects of their life to support or to helping them find the right kind of support.

In his memoir, Planet of the Blind, Stephen Kuusisto details his experience of living with a disability of sight, including his initial denial of his legally blind status. His tiring work at passing and his parents’ own denial and support of his refusal to be openly blind both stem from and reflect views of society at large. Members of Kuusisto’s life, just like many people today, ignore blindness and the challenges those with visual impairments have and continue to face. It’s not until he’s struggled for years pretending to see that he fully accepts his legal blindness and begins using a cane and a guide dog.

Blindness is a motif that readers see throughout King Lear in many characters such as Lear and Gloucester since they are unable to see the truth. Although blindness in the modern world is defined as not having sight, William Shakespeare tells readers that being able to see does not mean morally and spiritually you can see. Lear’s blindness causes him not to see the treachery behind Goneril and Regan at the beginning of the play which causes him to lose his throne and go mad near the end. Also Gloucester is also blind as he does not see the lies hidden behind the truths that Edmund tells him and later when Cornwall pulls out Gloucester’s eyes, Gloucester is able to see the truths and realizes that Edgar is the legitimate son. Shakespeare shows us throughout King Lear that seeing is more than just through our eyes. The play is centered on true visions and blindness.

One of the most common misconceptions about people with disabilities, not only blindness, is that they need constant

Wearing the low vision simulation goggles allowed ans using the walking cane allowed myself to better understand the daily struggles of being visually impaired. I learned a lot about how the visually impaired navigate through different locations and about the nuances of using a walking cane, and how it is not just sweeping the cane back and forth. One thing I noticed, with my goggles, was that some of the smaller objects in the room, like a garbage can or even the cork board went unnoticed because of its neutral or dark color. Furthermore, Adam said that he was able to see bright yellow really well and that he likes different textures; this information will be incredibly helpful during the planning process.

We feel it is a necessity to assist the visually impaired in moving about their day-to-day lives as efficiently as possible. Therefore, we have decided to attempt a remodel of an item used throughout the visually impaired community, the white cane. The white cane is a tool used by many visually impaired civilians. With the user waving the cane near the ground, the cane will send a small vibration telling the user there is an obstacle in the way. However, by only moving parallel to the ground, it is difficult to sense and detect obstacles above the waist and drops such as stairs.

Vision challenge or impairment is when a person’s degree of seeing is very low and the affected person requires assistance in order to carry out daily routine. Significantly, for one to qualify as visually impaired there must be prove that a person cannot undertake duties by himself without necessary assistance. For a person to qualify as a visually challenged, there must be a prove that the affected eyes cannot be conventionally treated. Visual challenge cannot be corrected by surgery, refractive measures neither by medication and that is why it is termed as visual impairment. The most rampart causes of visual challenge are trauma, degenerative or congenital means and a variety of diseases. In the society,

As the world is advancing not only with knowledge, but technology as well it is more applicable for individuals with a seeing disability to be included in a general

They find difficulties in detecting obstructions that are not notably protruding, but nevertheless very dangerous for the blind such as descending stairs, a ditch, open gutters, etc.; sometimes, they fail to detect them by all means. Usually, the feedback information comes out as either vibration or sound signals. Thus, these systems communicate their recommendations to the user through sound or frequency variations. Consequently, training is then necessary to help the user understand the signals and react to them in real time. However, such training is sometimes more expensive than the product itself. Therefore, users will not be able afford it. Furthermore, if the information is transmitted as a sound it may be embarrassing for the blind person in public as the same acute sound repeats itself several times, especially when the obstacle is very