Visual impairment

Critical Thinking: Case Manager Interview According to the World Bank (2014), the United States spent 17.9% of its gross domestic product on healthcare in 2012. In dollars, this represents approximately $3.8 trillion spent in this country on healthcare. This astronomical figure might be acceptable if the country enjoyed the best health outcomes in the world; however, according to the World Health Organization the United States health system ranks 37th of the surveyed countries worldwide…

Interview with an Older Adult The purpose of this paper is to use assessment tools such as a social history, nutrition screening, Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Mini-Mental Status Exam, and Fall Prevention Scale. Using these tools can help determine areas for concern and areas that are adequate. After using these tools, a better idea of the patient’s health as a whole can be determined. Assessment Tools Social History The person I chose to interview is a 76 year old…

In order to gain insight into the livelihoods of our potential users, we dedicated hours of time to Internet research on the "blind individual experience". According to the Perkins School of the Blind fewer than 2 percent of visually impaired people use a white cane to navigate, most use a service dog or nothing at all to navigate their daily lives 1. This statistic is not particularly surprising, but it is reassuring as it provides concrete evidence that our product will have a large audience…

optometry. As I have stated in several posts over the term, optometry (like dentistry or even public health) is a vastly underrated field of medicine. And with my long-term dream of getting into pediatric optometry and working with children with visual impairments, I saw an opportunity to bring the eyes and community health assessment into one project. Largely due to more accessible data sources and information, I found this project was achievable with minimal difficulty compared to the prior…

For a person that has never lived with a physical challenge such as being blind, deaf, or wheelchair bound it is very eye opening experience to the struggles that many have to deal with on a daily basis. I chose to try and function without sight for four hours to see if I could manage. I have worked in the past with those that have been blind for many years and I must say they were very self sufficient with one gentleman even walking several blocks to work each day unassisted. What I found when…

Characteristics of Vision in Children with CVI The visual system is a powerful and complex tool for understanding and perceiving the world. It has many aspects and dimensions that change throughout an individual’s lifetime. Therefore, it is unsurprising that there are many stages of vision at which perception can become impaired. Cortical (or cerebral) visual impairment (CVI) refers to any impairment or loss of vision brought about by damage to the brain or the central nervous system, rather…

Individuals who have a deaf consciousness believe that they are unjustly treated within society based on their hearing impairments that lead them to “reject the legitimacy of their subordinate position,” (Mansbridge & Morris, 2001, p. 69). People who are deaf often feel that they are treated unfairly in situations of “domination created by hearing people” (Mansbridge & Morris…

will improve my career as an educator to children in an inclusive classroom. In chapter 9 I my knowledge was increased as I learnt about speech and language disorders. In the IDEA the term speech or language impairment is used instead of speech and language disorders. Speech or language impairment affect a person’s communication ability. Children are impacted in the language area where they are not able to product the five elements of language when spoken or in speech where they may stutter or…

The world looks different to me; flowers lack detail, all trees appear to be identical, and the fish in the sea are blurry to me. I was born with a rare eye disorder called Peters’ anomaly. Due to my visual impairment my view of the world, in actuality, is diverse. I might not have excellent vision with my eyes, but I have a different type of vision. I have a vision for innovation and creativity. The simplicity of everyday tasks for the average person is an obstacle for me that I have no option…

well. Many parents worry that teachers will not support American Sign Language in the classroom and will be reluctant to accept Deaf Culture. This is one important reason why it’s essential to stay in touch with parents of children with hearing impairments; to make sure that their needs are being met so you can accommodate for them within the classroom. It is also important to communicate with parents because they can pass along information about their child that…