Learn the person's communication system if she uses another method, i.e. palm printing, or two hand manual. Speak slowly and distinctly using your face, hands and eyes. Rephrase rather than repeat. Vision Loss and Stroke Deficits in the field of vision can be experienced by those who have suffered a stroke. When the right field of vision is restricted, reading skills will change.
Reading requires a left to right progression of eye movement and scanning.
To facilitate this process the visually impaired person may need to use her finger to trace the line of print. When the lower half of the field of vision is affected, mobility can be a problem. The person will not have the same capacity to detect steps, obstacles and depth. When memory is less reliable more structure and organization is required. An organized environment and cueing devices place fewer demands on the memory system.