When I was a kid I met my best friends uncle, he was blind. He had been told as a child he would be blind when he grew up and would have to deal with that. I never asked him how he coped with that I was too embarrassed and didn't know him very well at all.

Now I'm writing a story where something similar is going on with a sighted person being told they will be blind shortly. So I figure there's no set standard for 'dealing' with such a thing anymore than learning to loose a limb but is there some sort of program or assistance that's well thought of or common?

Specifically I'd like to know about knowing before hand sighted to not-sighted, as opposed to sudden vision loss or from birth but I'd like to know as much as possible from anyones perspective.

I am also trying to search the internet for information but it's difficult as many sites are blocked because I'm in China. For the same reason I am unable to go to libraries or speak with someone locally about my questions.

Cheers.