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"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and
the blind can see"
Mark Twain
Blindness
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"Inability to see with one or both
eyes. Transient blindness (blackout) can result from vertical acceleration
causing high gravitational forces, glomerulonephritis (a kidney disease), or a
clot in a blood vessel of the eye. Continuing blindness may arise from injuries
or diseases of the eye (e.g.,
cataract,
glaucoma), including the
retina, the optic nerve, or the
brain's visual centres. Many infectious, noninfectious, and parasitic systemic
diseases can cause blindness. Sexually transmitted diseases and
rubella in pregnant women can
cause blindness in their infants. See also
macular degeneration;
visual-field defect."
Source:
Answers.com
Prevent Blindness This organization provides information on how to prevent
blindness.
Social Security Disability Secrets
It provides a detailed overview of how the social security administration's
disability programs actually work. It also contain answers to several hundred
questions that disability claimants sometimes have but usually have trouble
finding answers to. For the most part, the site is based on Tim Moore's work
experience as a disability-medicaid caseworker and also as a disability claims
examiner for the social security administration.
Teaching Students with
Visual Impairments Teaching
strategies - Good practice guidelines ... When
working in a group of people that includes a blind
person, for example a seminar, ask everyone to ...
Organizations
Associations that are designed to help the public
understand Blindness
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