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Low Vision Publications

Guide Techniques

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In this Section

  • When Your Partner Becomes Visually Impaired
  • Making Text Legible
  • Effective Color Contrast
  • Guide Techniques
  • Vision Loss: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask!
  • Clinician’s Guide to Low Vision Practice
  • When Your Partner Becomes Visually Impaired
  • Making Text Legible
  • Effective Color Contrast
  • Guide Techniques
  • Vision Loss: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask!
  • Clinician’s Guide to Low Vision Practice
Guide Technique

With proper training and guidance, people with vision loss can live active lives and learn to travel within and beyond their communities. This program describes common self-travel methods and also provides detailed instruction in the “guide technique,” an effective way to assist individuals with vision loss. The program features a 12-minute instructional video and a 20-page illustrated booklet. Available in English and Spanish.

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