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Is there a name for your level of vision?

Recently I concluded that I don't know what term to use to describe my compromised vision. As Sam @ The Blind Life says, "I can see but I can't. It's complicated" So what defines "Low Vision", "Visually impaired". I believe I understand "Blind."

  1. Oh yes that is very helpful. I find myself best described as Low Vision+. How lucky I am to have technology to bridge the gap. The beginning phases of gradual vision loss are so subjective. When I was first diagnosed with AMD eight years ago I decided it would be easier to learn adaptations for vision loss while I still had fairly good vision. So far so good. Appreciate my iPhone, Hadley.edu, YouTube and this forum. Thank you, Wendy @Brown Eyed Girl

    1. That's interesting, Wendy, yes I do use voice to make calls but I DIDN'T know about answering calls. Let me tell you, I've missed quite a few or actually disconnected a few more trying to find the Answer button! I'm more likely to miss a FaceTime call than any but my family is quite patient and understanding and know I'll call right back. I'll check on YouTube or Doug at Hadley.edu for answering a call by voice.
      Another voice thing I need to figure out is I'll ask Siri a question and I receive a lot of text answers (unlike Google who just tells me the answer albeit not much detail). I always think, "Siri, honey, if I could read comfortably I wouldn't have asked you!!" Need to find out how to have Siri's answers read aloud. Thank you, @Brown Eyed Girl

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