Adaptive Daily Living Techniques for Visually Impaired People:

Basic Adaptive Daily Living Techniques:

• Determine what visual fields and at what distance you best use your vision.

• Use your other senses.

• Use your hand as a tactile reference.

• Feel with your fingertip, the pad of your finger underneath the fingernail.

• Feel with your fingernail.

• Complete tasks more slowly.

• Take frequent breaks for eye fatigue.

• Become more organized.

• Label items.

• Learn how to advocate for yourself.

• Learn how to ask for assistance and how to decline assistance.

• Decrease lighting and increase lighting to find a balance that works for you.

• Use high contrast colors. Bright-on-dark or dark-on-bright.

• Use magnification devices and software.

• Use large print options.

• Use audio options.

• Use text-to-speech options.

The visual field is the visible area that can be seen when focused on a central point. The visual field is made up of peripheral vision which is also known as side vision as well as central vision. Central vision is what is visible straight ahead in the center when focused on a central point. Side vision is what is visible around the central vision on the left side, right side, above, and below.