fastfinge [OP] 3 points 6y ago
Agreed. Though I want to make the point that there is no difference in possibilities. A fully blind person, with the right supports and some hard work, can achieve just as much as a low vision person, or a sighted person. The problem right now is that the supports aren't there. Blind people are less likely to have a university education than low vision people. Most software that is accessible with magnification to those with low vision does not work with screen readers. Many jobs that require reading some print can be held by low vision folks, but not blind folks. Etc, etc, etc. These are the things that need changing. And I think they can only be changed by embracing the word "blind" as a label that we can use to get the supports we need. And, perhaps, encouraging low vision folks to identify themselves as low vision or legally blind. The tricky thing is, how do we do that without making low vision folks feel unwelcome? They have a lot of challenges we do not, and I think it's important that they remain part of our community. I'd hate, for example, for this sub to split into /r/blind and /r/lowvision. We gain a lot of value from having one community that works together.