New threads

Love to sew but have a hard time seeing to thread your needles?  Don’t let your visual deficits stop you from enjoying your life and hobbies.  Using a needle threader makes threading a needle easier by allowing a needle to be threaded without relying as much on your vision.  They can be purchased online through [...]

Bathroom safety

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Two weeks ago, we talked about how using color contrast can help in the kitchen with cooking.  Color contrast helps all over the home.  For safety reasons, the bathroom is a very important place to apply color contrast tips for individuals with low vision.  A person with low vision can have a very [...]

Glaucoma

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Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damage  the optic nerve.  Someone with glaucoma has increased fluid pressure in their eyes. This pressure in the eye builds, and can damage the optic nerve.
Types of Glaucoma
Normally, fluid leaves the eye chamber at the open angle, where the [...]

Large Timers

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Timers can be handy devices for the home.  They can be especially helpful in the kitchen when cooking.  However, people with visual deficits may have a hard time clearly identifying numbers on a standard timer.  They may benefit instead from using an enlarged timer.  They can be purchased online from sites [...]

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