Faculty Guide: Visual Impairment

Also see Accommodations and Communications

Between 70 and 80 percent of all legally blind persons in the United States have measurable vision.

Partially or legally blind students experience such problems as: 

• recurring eye-strain while reading
• inability to read standards-sized prints
• difficulty reading certain colors of ink
• inability to see at night or in poorly lighted areas
• fluctuations in visual acuity