Hobbies For Blind People
What hobbies can people living with macular degeneration do.
Hobbies for blind people. Here i will list and describe hobbies for the blind and vi. You ve read articles written by sue who is my long time friend who is legally blind. Movies are also among the best activities for the blind elderly.
Involve them in an indoor windowsill garden to the best of their ability pressing dirt in a pot measuring plant growth by feel smelling herbs or tasting the harvest tomatoes salad greens herbs etc. Although it s tempting to start by asking what activities blind people can do it might be more helpful to ask first what blind people can t do. Hobbies for visually impaired elderly posted on march 14 2019 by afnan activities for seniors with limited vision 20 activities for the visually impaired careers working with the blind deaf and visually six great activities for the blind elderly or activities for low vision elderly in a nursing home our.
Yes you read it right. Take them for a ride in the car and describe the passing scenery. If you could see what i hear by tom sullivan blind from birth tom tells you stories that will make you laugh out loud.
Hobbies for blind and low vision seniors my mother is legally blind. Use a wheelchair for a walk outside to feel the sun and fresh air. Wells a mountaineer named nunez slips and falls into a valley cut off from the rest of the world where inhabitants are all blind.
The country of the blind by h. The elderly blind may find listening to the radio to be a way to keep up with what s going on in the world as well as enjoying music. Hobbies for the blind and vi.
I want to give these people ideas on something that they can do just for pure fun. Sue is currently on a cruise. The library of congress offers a free braille and talking book program that sends out a special player with a memory stick and a catalog regularly.
These descriptions provide additional narration which helps people who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the movie by feeling that they are aware of the events taking place on the screen. Stars come out within by jean little. I feel that this is important because sometimes people who are blind feel as though they can t do anything.
There are a few activities that it may be illegal for a blind person to do such as drive drive a car and other activities that may be impossible such as looking at photos but most activities are possible for the blind or can be made accessible.