Vision

The range of vision limitations starts with limited or partial vision and continues all the way to total blindness. A person’s field of vision (peripheral vision) may also be affected by a visual impairment.

People with a vision disability might experience difficulty seeing ordinary newsprint, reading from a computer screen or clearly seeing someone’s face from a short distance. Access to information is a common and significant barrier. Vision loss may be caused by injury or by disease, such as glaucoma or macular degeneration. Most people have some vision, even if they are considered legally blind. Some people with a vision disability may use a service animal to help with mobility and the activities of daily living.