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What does it mean to be blind ISBN: 9780431139388
Spilsbury, Louise
Published by Heinemann (What Does It Mean To Be/Have series), 2002
An excellent introduction to blindness and partial-sightedness. Positive with an emphasis on how much blind people can do. There is lots of information on special technology and equipment that can help, from special computers that print out in both braille and regular print to bells in footballs so the player knows where the ball is! We meet several blind children who talk about the things they like to do, and there are explanations about the different ways partially-sighted people see. A glossary, an index, a list of books and useful organizations with websites are included.
Age: 9+