Blindness and Visual Impairment
Blindness and Visual Impairment
- Adrienne AschAdrienne AschYeshiva University
- and Nancy R. MudrickNancy R. MudrickSyracuse University
Summary
Significant visual impairment affects ~8 million Americans, 1.8 million of whom are blind and must find nonvisual methods of performing life roles. Social workers should not assume that people with visual impairment or blindness are unable to work, have families, or engage in sports or travel, or that vision limitations are necessarily a part of every presenting problem. Key roles for social workers include assisting in access to services and training and advocacy to combat discrimination and exclusion.
Subjects
- Aging and Older Adults
- Disabilities
