Being Half Blind

Sincerely speaking, before applying for internship in Inclusive Planet I did not know what the word Visually Impaired means. I knew there were blind and sighted. But who can be called a visually impaired?

Today I read an article written by one of our Planeteers (that's how we call Inclusive Planet members) - Vishal Jain, a very smart and talented young guy. He is visually impaired himself and he is currently doing his MBA in one of the best Indian universities. In the article he wrote 3 categories of visual impairment:

• Total blindness - A person who can’t see anything or has negligible eye site. May or may not be independent in mobility.
• Partial blindness – can sense large objects, can’t read and write the printed material, board or the screen. The eye site is mostly used for mobility
• Low vision – can read and write large font text, identify people and objects in well lit area

Many visually impaired people I met don't look like they have any vision problem. Because of this they very often have to face awkward situations which can sometimes be very bad. People react aggressively on their behavior because they don't know that the person can not see...

I decided to dedicate one of my Inclusive Stories to this topic: How does it feel to be "half blind"?

Curous to know more? Read the whole article of Vishal to know how visually impaired people work and study and what's the best way to help them.

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