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    Accessibility

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    Cited: Accessibility. http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html. Retrieved April 21‚ 2013. Blindness. http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/products/blindness/braillenotes.Retrieved April 21‚ 2013. JAWS for Windows Screen Reading Software. http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/ JAWS-product-page.asp. Retrieved April 21‚ 2013. What is the National Federation of the Blind

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    Visual Impairment

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    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‚ blindness is the term that is preferably used to describe a visually impaired per son. Low eyesight is generally revealed when the affected person cannot view a normal distance and walk by himself (Algozzine‚ 2006). The degree of impairment can also be revealed

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    Sensory Case Study

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    flexibility of the lens‚ causing decreased near vision. Cataracts are also very common in older adults; they cause the eye to have increased lens opacity in which reduces visual acuity and causes glares. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 65. 2. What are normal hearing changes that occur with aging? At around age 65‚ the hearing ability starts to decrease; this is called presbycusis. It is more common in men than women. Higher

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    to pass”(Sophocles 47). This action of fleeing Corinth is based on his intention‚ which is trying to save his parents from suffering and to prevent any “horror” from happening. Oedipus has the ambition to flee his fate but rather because of his “blindness” to the fact that Polybus and Merope aren’t his real parents his action actually pushes him closer to his fate. This proves that his actions are

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    Alexis Carino 7/31/10 Paragraph Reviews Chapter One: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) In the opening chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s book‚ he explains the importance of a Quest. It is quite hard to figure out a quest‚ Foster explains that in an example about a young boy who goes to the supermarket and encounters his “nemesis.” Quests are the core base of a story since it involves just about everything a story is trying to portray. For example it includes the quester‚ a place to go‚ a

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    SIGHT SAVING MONTH

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    vision‚ according to the WHO. In the Philippines‚ no exact figure is available but a survey in 1995 showed that more that 1.2 million Filipinos are either totally or partially blind in one or both eyes. Visual Impairment is not‚ however‚ limited to blindness but also covers defects cause vy diseases and accidents. For this reason‚ President Ramon Magsaysay in 1954 issued Presidential Proclamation No. 40 declaring the first week of August as Sight Conservation Week which has been expanded to the whole

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    QCF Diploma in Health and Social care Level 3 Unit 31 – Understand sensory loss. How a range of factors can impact individuals with sensory loss – People with sensory loss can miss out on important information that people with out sensory loss take in day to day with out even realising.Communication is an area in which people with sensory loss have many issues. they may also find it difficult to feed themselves‚ dressing‚ mobility‚ hobbies and interests can have a major negative impact on

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    Problem of blindness - Figures and Facts: • As of 1992: Total 32 billion blind people in the world out of which 20 million are in Asia. India also had 20 million blind people out of which only 12 million were classified as blind. • Major cause of blindness being cataract esp. In developing countries accounting for nearly 75% of all cases in Asia. 80% of cataracts are age related (starts with 45 years and increases dramatically after 65 years of age) Cataract as a major cause of blindness Cataract

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    Answer In Unit 4222 258

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    loss In my own opinion‚ the thing that can overcome factors that have a negative impact on individuals with sensory loss is to first recognize what is the problem and try to acknowledge or seek help. Like for example if an individual suffers from blindness‚ the person should open himself for treatment‚ that he/she should seek help to correct the problem. Doing this will not only refrain him from prejudice but this individual will be able to make the necessary arrangement to restore his/her eyesight

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    recognize evil. The presence and interaction of these three distinct "visual" characterizations bolster the gravitas and hopelessness of the play’s grim dramatic irony. In King Lear‚ Shakespeare repeatedly and effectively uses this juxtaposition of blindness and sight amongst the play’s characters in order to create his darkest tragedy. King Lear‚ Glouster and Edgar remain blind for almost the entire play‚ completely unaware of Regan‚ Goneril and Edmund’s wicked motives. Only madness can ultimately

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