Putting Up With Negative Visuals for Reading

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   Brown Eyed Girl Moderator

   <p><inline-mention username="JohnnieGodwin" user-id="4558526"/> it&#39;s good to hear that you speak up, especially in a gentle manner. People without any sight problems often have no idea of what we go through. As you said, contrast is so important. I was in a large hall just recently, and it was quite crowded. There was a men&#39;s toilet at one end, and a women&#39;s at the other end. The signs looked quite new, because the place had just been done up. The signs were big, but with very pale gold writing on white background. I couldn&#39;t make out the wording from the middle of the hall. I had to walk up to one end of the room to read Men&#39;s, and then go to the other end to read Ladies. It didn&#39;t really matter to me because I don&#39;t have any trouble walking, but there were people there on walking frames and wheelchairs, who really needed to not waste their energy. I quietly spoke to the manager, and he was very interested in the idea of contrast and took my suggestion about the lettering seriously (or so I thought.) When he took another look at the signs from a distance, he agreed with me. It will be interesting to see if anything has changed when I go back there. We can try, bit by bit, to improve things for ourselves and others. Best wishes, Wendy, Patient Leader.<br/><br/></p>

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   Sharon Moore Moderator

   <p><inline-mention username="JohnnieGodwin" user-id="4558526"/> your input, as always, is spot on about the needs of the macular degeneration community. Social settings whether it is church or dimly lit restaurants are a challenge for me. We each need to speak up, as you do, to make our needs known. Thanks for sharing, Sharon Moore patient leader </p>

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