Visual Impairment - SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING https://www.solutionsforliving.ca Hope. Empower. Succeed Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:06:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Meet The Smart Cane for the Visually Impaired https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/11/meet-the-smart-cane-for-the-visually-impaired/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-the-smart-cane-for-the-visually-impaired Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:30:14 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17111 Kudos to this young blind engineer who created an innovative new device – the We Walk.  The We Walk is an upgrade to the well-known white cane used by those with visual impairment.  Learn how this “smart cane” is changing lives in the following article. Happiest:  Blind Engineer Invents “Smart Cane” That Uses AI To […]

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]]> The A to Z of OT: V is For… Visual Impairment https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2018/10/the-a-to-z-of-ot-v-is-for-visual-impairment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-a-to-z-of-ot-v-is-for-visual-impairment Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:30:01 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16005 As an occupational therapist, I have worked with people who have low vision and can say that no two people will experience this the same.  First of all, vision loss and legal blindness do not mean total blindness, so the first step is always trying to understand what people can see and the ways their […]

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]]> OT Can Help with Visual Impairment https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2016/02/ot-can-help-with-visual-impairment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ot-can-help-with-visual-impairment Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:00:11 +0000 http://entwistlepower.com/?p=9974 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) My grandmother is legally blind.  She first lost her hearing in her 60’s but managed this well with hearing aids and the ability to lip read.  She also learned some sign language.  Then, in her 70’s, her sight also started to fail her.  This progressed until […]

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]]> Accessible Technology https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2015/10/accessible-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accessible-technology Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:00:11 +0000 http://entwistlepower.com/?p=9420 Check out the latest in smart devices for people with visual impairment.  The following smartwatch, called “Dot,” uses active dots to allow people who are blind or visually impaired to read texts, emails and even books with braille.  The following article from Mail Online explains this great new technology in more detail. Mail Online:  Now THAT’S a smart […]

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]]> Occupational Therapy and Visual Impairment https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2015/02/occupational-therapy-and-visual-impairment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=occupational-therapy-and-visual-impairment Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:00:33 +0000 http://entwistlepower.com/?p=8306 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) My grandmother is legally blind.  She first lost her hearing in her 60’s but managed this well with hearing aids and the ability to lip read.  She also learned some sign language.  Then, in her 70’s, her sight also started to fail her.  This progressed until […]

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