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People with full sight can read books, magazines and their mail. A student who is blind or who has a vision impairment and goes to school can�t read as well as a person who has full vision. So they need special equipment to help them read, like using large print books or photocopied sheets, audiotapes and braille books for totally blind students. In Western Australia, there is a branch of the education department called the Vision Impairment Service (VIS) who provide large print, audio or braille books. These are provided for free. They are only on loan to you until you�ve finished with them. For some people, like myself, even if things are enlarged, it�s still not possible for me to read them. This is overcome by a magnifier. To read the blackboard, I have to use a "Specwell" which is like a monocular telescope. Mine is eight times magnification. Even though we have these tools, sometimes that isn�t enough. In order to read something with my telescope, it has to be written in a dark, black or blue pen. I have to be near the front of the class in the centre, and the writing has to be clear. You have to remind the teachers that they have to write bigger, or neater. Sometimes it is a bit of a pain to have to constantly remind people about all these things. Return to Independent Living Return to Dogs, Canes and Talking Microwaves main page Go to Association for the Blind of WA |