A legal term used in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that is essentially synonymous with disability as described in the ADA.

See also Seeing Eye Dog, Dog Guide, Service Animal, and Assistance Animal. This is a specially trained dog that helps people who are blind as they walk about. The dog wears a specially designed harness with a handle shaped like an upside down “U”, allowing the user to grasp the harness comfortably while walking. These […]

Graphics may include any pictorial representation such as charts, graphs, line drawings, photos and maps. These can be produced in alternate formats with knowledge, preparation and the right equipment. The object is to reproduce enough of the relevant information in a way that a person with a vision impairment can understand the meaning of the […]

Previous name for the type of braille that uses abbreviations and contractions to save space. See contracted braille.

Previous name for the type of braille that is spelled out letter by letter. See Non-contracted braille.

Any of a group of eye diseases characterized by abnormally high intraocular fluid pressure, damaged optic disk, hardening of the eyeball, and partial to complete loss of vision. (The American Heritage(r) Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

There are not specific nationally-accepted rules for preparation of large print forms. However, those rules used for braille give excellent guidance. Specific rules govern the reformatting of print forms into braille. Layout of the braille form should follow the principals of the print document layout (basic order and arrangement) wherever possible. If familiarity with the […]

Specific rules govern the reformatting of print forms into braille. Layout of the braille form should follow the principals of the print document layout (basic order and arrangement) wherever possible. If familiarity with the exact layout of the print form is critical to the braille reader, one rendition of the form should be created that […]

Standards have been established by the Library of Congress for preparation of such documents. Careful analysis of the print form should reveal the intention of the designer in terms of the flow and use throughout the document. The narrator should begin the reading with a Reader’s note that gives a general description of the form’s […]

Most written languages also have a set of braille symbols representing that language. Each language and nation generates its own sets of rules concerning those characters and the formatting of the document itself. In most non-English languages, no short-form or contracted braille is used.