Lighthouse Guild’s programs, services, and educational resources are designed to help people who are visually impaired live independently.
Whether you’re an individual with low vision, a practitioner who treats people with low vision, or a professional who creates communication materials for people with low vision, these videos will lead you to pertinent information.
Vision Impairment and Mental Health
This 18-minute video presentation describes the emotional, functional, psychological and social ways that losing vision affects people’s lives, and discusses how behavioral health services, supports and strategies can help them cope.
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Vision Friendly Environments for People with Vision Impairment
This 13-minute video presentation provides tips for creating an environment that is safe, easy to navigate, and welcoming for people with vision impairment.
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Low Vision Care and Services: Vision Rehabilitation
This 13-minute video presentation describes vision rehabilitation services and illustrates the impact vision rehabilitation has in the lives of people with vision impairment. The low vision exam, assistive devices, rehabilitation for daily activities, orientation and mobility instruction, and behavioral health services are discussed.
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Common Vision Terminology
This 20-minute video presentation defines and discusses common vison-related terms that apply to how we see, how vision is assessed, eye professionals, and a variety of conditions that can affect vision.
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Guide Dogs for People with Vision Impairment
This 10-minute video presentation discusses the role of guide dogs in helping people with vision impairment to safely navigate their environment.
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Visual Impairment in Children
This 15-minute video presentation describes common causes of visual impairment in children and demonstrates how visual impairment can impact a child’s development, learning, daily activities and socialization.
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Vision Magnification and Enhancement Systems
This 9-minute video reviews a range of assistive technology for people with vision impairment.
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Common Causes of Vision Impairment
This 16-minute video presentation discusses vision-threatening eye diseases and conditions most common in adults, including their symptoms, causes and impact on vision. Approaches for avoiding preventable vision loss and maintaining good eye health are also provided.
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Providing Assistance to People who are Visually Impaired
This 11-minute video presentation identifies situations where a person who is visually impaired may want assistance from another person, demonstrates the proper way to offer assistance to and walk with a person with vision impairment, and describes strategies for effective communication, including descriptive talking.
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Low Vision Spectacles
Low vision spectacles are high plus aids used in conjunction with the patients’ distance prescription.
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