| Those who have
noticed that there is a text-only
version of this web site
probably realize that I have
always been somewhat interested
in the accessibility of technology.
However, it has recently become
personally important to me
and that's why this page exists
and is written in the first
person.
Someone very near and dear
to me, D. Light, has AMD--Age
Related Macular Degeneration.
She has all but lost the sight
in one eye and is losing her
sight in the other eye. Although
I cannot do anything to restore
her vision, and I am on a
mission to find ways of maximizing
whatever vision is remaining.
This
page is the precursor of a new
web site that will
be dedicated to Accessibility
with an emphasis on vision
loss. The new site will be
found at visionrehabilitation.org.
(Don't bother checking it
yet as there is nothing there
as of this writing in
July, 2010).
Why am I doing this? It's not
that there is a lack of information
about vision loss on the web.
It's not that there are no
organizations dedicated to
this problem. It's not that
there are no devices or gizmos
to help people who are blind
or who have low vision. In
fact, it could be said that
there is a plethora of these
on the web.
However, this page and the
eventual site are here as
a way for me to share what
I have learned. I want
to
- sort through some of the
material on the Web and
focus on the beneficial
highlights
- explain why some products
work, why some products
don't, and why some are
better than others
- show that it is possible
to function with low vision
- debunk myths and explain
facts
- (eventually) allow others
to use this medium to
share their knowledge
and experience
- bring the knowledge and
experience of low vision
specialist Dr. Dan Schainholz,
M.D. to more people
If
you've
read
this
far,
then
you
probably
share
this
interest
in
accessibility.
I
invite
you
to
read
along,
contact
me with
your
comments,
criticisms,
and/or
kudos,
learn,
and
contribute.
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