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  2. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Legally blind indicates that a person has less than 20/200 vision in the better eye after best correction (contact lenses or glasses), or a field of vision of less than 20 degrees in the better eye. Totally blind students learn via braille or other non-visual media.

  3. A new surgery can give legally blind people 20/20 vision - AOL

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    By Nathan Rousseau Smith, Buzz60. Eyesight is arguably one of the most devastating senses a person can lose, and damaging it is all too common. According to the CDC, 3.4 million Americans aged 40 ...

  4. Visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    A visual acuity of 6/6 is frequently described as meaning that a person can see detail from 6 metres (20 ft) away the same as a person with "normal" eyesight would see from 6 metres. If a person has a visual acuity of 6/12, they are said to see detail from 6 metres (20 ft) away the same as a person with "normal" eyesight would see it from 12 ...

  5. ‘A disability is not inability’: How this blind soccer league ...

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    South Sudan’s Blind Premier League is backed by Light for the World, a non-governmental organization that works for disability rights and inclusion in South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya ...

  6. Disability in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Pakistan blind cricket team has won 2 Blind Cricket World Cup titles in 2002 [33] and 2006.Hence became the first visually impaired cricket team to win 2 consecutive Blind Cricket World Cup titles. The Pakistani blind cricket team also emerged as runners-up to South Africa in the inaugural edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup in 1998.

  7. Jake Gyllenhaal Says Being Legally Blind Has Been ... - AOL

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    Jake Gyllenhaal is opening up about how being legally blind has impacted his career. The actor, 43, shared with The Hollywood Reporter that he’s found his blindness to be “advantageous ...

  8. Braille literacy - Wikipedia

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    In 1998-99 there were approximately 55,200 legally blind children in the United States, but only 5,500 of them used braille as their primary reading medium. [5] [6] Early braille education is crucial to literacy for a visually impaired child. A study conducted in the state of Washington found that people who learned braille at an early age did ...

  9. Jake Gyllenhaal Discusses Being Legally Blind and Why It's ...

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    To Jake Gyllenhaal, his blindness is an acting advantage. The Road House star, 43, recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how he's used his legal blindness in his acting. Gyllenhaal has ...