Navigating Life with Low Vision: Adjusting and Coping with Vision Loss
By Tracy Stine
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About this ebook
So you have been diagnosed with Low Vision and don’t know where to start? You’ve come to the right place. I have been Deaf and legally blind with low vision since birth. What better place to learn than from someone who’s had 40+ years of living with it?
Most of the advice and tricks in this e-book is “tried and true” as I’ve discovered these or have used these myself. I think there’s no better resource than from someone who’s “been there done that”.
Learn about Low Vision and it's challenges; getting around with a guide or a white cane; adjustments to make in the home; reading and writing help; and how to still have fun.
Tracy Stine
I've been Deaf and legally Blind since birth. I have two teenagers. I've been married for 18 years to my wonderful husband. Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, I was "mainstreamed" orally in the public school, then started High School with Sign Language at a Deaf Institute.. Now living in Oklahoma for 10 years. I'm a Blogger, freelance writer, and ASL tutor.
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Navigating Life with Low Vision - Tracy Stine
Navigating Life with Low Vision – Coping and Adjusting to Living with Vision Loss
By
Tracy Stine
Copyright © 2017 by Tracy Stine
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Published by Tracy Stine
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS LOW VISION.
CHALLENGES OF HAVING LOW VISION
GETTING AROUND
Using a Sighted Guide
Getting Around Alone
Using a White Cane
Other Options
ADJUSTING IN THE HOME
Living Areas
Kitchen
Dining
Bathroom
Miscellaneous
READING AND WRITING
Reading
Writing
HAVING FUN
GETTING TRAINING
RESOURCES
CONCLUSION
CONTACT ME
Introduction
You, or someone you know, has been diagnosed with Low Vision and don’t know where to start? You’ve come to the right place. I have been Deaf and legally blind with low vision since birth. What better place to learn than from someone who’s had over forty-five years of living with it?
I’ve had severe myopia since birth, first with 20/400 vision and then, as a teenager, I had cataract surgery which corrected it to 20/200. But the strongest prescription glasses can only correct my vision to 20/100. Now in my late 40s, I’ve been happily married to my husband and have two children, a boy and girl, who are now teenagers.