The Carroll Center For The Blind
In the UK, there are almost 2 million people living with sight loss. We find that these factors explain 64% of the effect of visual impairment on depressive symptoms and 97% of its effect on life satisfaction. Since this study only involved in those with category 2 visual impairment or complete blindness, magnifying glass was inappropriate as the assisting device.
Clinicians, ophthalmologists and other health care providers as well as partners, the wider family and friends need to be aware that coping is an on-going process and that even after a considerable amount of time, needs for emotional, social, practical and physical support may still be present.
But some visually impaired users do still prefer devices that have buttons. It is only possible for blind or visually impaired people to gain access to information provided through the WWW because of the availability of technologies which enlarge text or convert the information to audile or tactile media.
A recent system with a comparable level of sophistication is the System for Wearable Audio Navigation (SWAN), which was developed to serve as a safe pedestrian navigation and orientation aid for persons with temporary or permanent visual impairments 36 , 37 SWAN consists of an audio-only output and a tactile input via a dedicated handheld interface device.
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