Losing your Sight: A handbook for the visually impaired, their friends and family

by EllenDaniels (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $4.70

  A practical and personal account of losing one's sight. It explains what it is really like to be blind and how the sighted can help to make their lives easier. Topics include: the eye and what blind people see - describing and illustrating distortions in vision caused by various eye conditions; communication - emphasizing the importance in the sighted world of eye-contact and body language and what happens when these communication aids are taken away; barriers - created by assumptions which often underestimate the capabilities of the visually impaired; hazards - and how best to avoid them; the value of counselling - giving an insight into problems that the blind and their carers face; registration - and names, addresses, phone numbers and websites of useful organizations.