blind, low vision

Both the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) use the terms blind and low vision, not “vision impaired” or “vision impairment.” NFB also uses the phrase “people losing vision” to describe people becoming medically blind or low vision. We will adopt their terminology.

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