ABSTRACT
Visual impairment can have a devastating effect on an individual, personally, emotionally, socially, and vocationally. Younger and Sardegna (1994) have pointed out that an individual’s personality, past experiences with blindness, education, social and financial factors, mobility, occupation, cultural background, general physical condition, psychological readiness, and family support system will affect how he or she is able to deal with vision loss. The consequences of vision loss or impairment are all-encompassing, impacting every area of an individual’s life. This demands that the rehabilitation professional develop a carefully thought out life care plan that meets the needs of the individual over a lifetime through all of the various areas affected. In addition, vision impairment encompasses a continuum of problems from low vision to total blindness. The level of preserved vision will affect the recommendations of the life care plan. Technology is rapidly changing and continues to provide interventions that have a tremendously positive effect on a visually impaired person’s life and vocation.
