It is mainly through this educational approach that those who live with limited vision are able to rise above stigmas still associated with a disability, which is so little understood, because it is not obvious. Although significant strides have been made, the great majority of people suffering from vision loss do not know where help and understanding may be found. Furthermore, it is important to note that NAVH does not consider anyone blind who has useable vision, and our experience has proven that those with residual vision can, with proper motivation, continue to lead independent lives. For the child born with visual impairment, or for the young who acquire problems at an early age, there is practically no profession one cannot achieve. Today we find visually impaired physicians, nurses, social workers, lawyers, teachers, and other professionals.
Problems arise from lack of motivation, coupled with old myths.
In fact, the more a visually limited person uses remaining vision, the better that person will be able to see. It is imperative the partially seeing recognize this, because with practice and use, visual acuity may be enhanced. One of the most neglected and misunderstood groups of the disabled suffer from visual impairment, but are not totally blind. Much still remains to be done to enlighten the world about vision in order to remove the many misconceptions about eyesight. It is mainly through this approach that those who live with limited vision can rise above many stigmas still associated with a disability which is not understood because it is not obvious.