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J Epidemiol Community Health 2005;59:1101
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Visual impairment and new technologies

  1. Mary E Shaw1,
  2. Mark Kirkham2
  1. 1South West Public Health Observatory, Bristol, UK and Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  2. 2South West Public Health Observatory, Bristol, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr M E Shaw
 Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK; Mary.shawbristol.ac.uk

    The term “visual impairment” encompasses a variety of conditions. A range of equipment is available to enable people with sight loss to participate in various activities. Some of these have been around for a long time: the first book in braille was published in 1827; guide dogs for the blind were first formally trained a century later. New technologies—such as computer software—are constantly being developed and what is now available means that there is no …

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