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Originally Posted by kendi
My mother uses a floor lamp with a magnifier. She uses her ipad to read using a large font and gets most of her books from the library. The ipad also has a magnifier on it. We put plastic raised dots on her microwave so she can feel the buttons. Changed light bulbs to bright white. A sharp contrast between colors is important. For example, a white plate with dark food. Or marking items in freezer with large dark letters on white tape. Contrast is also important for her see where she is walking. In our hometown the Association for the blind will come to the home, assess needs and either provide free items and/or make recommendations. But she refuses these services I think because she is afraid they will recommend we take her out of the home which I don't think they will do. Their goal is to keep the person in the home. I saw that Florida has a Division of Blind service. Maybe check that out to see what they offer if anything. Florida Division of Blind Services If the person's in Florida of course. |
I should add that she has the "wet" type of MD and used to get the shots. One eye is beyond help at this point and has no or very little vision left. The other has low vision but has been stable for a few years so she is currently not getting the shots.