L06

    Cards (10)

    • Emotional
      Angry, frustrated, dependant, helpless, sad, scared, isolated low self esteem, not being able to actually see family/friends/self
    • Intellectual
      Limits reading, may need time off school (fall behind), exams harder, may not learn braille.
    • Social
      Access to social settings harder, relationships harder to make, hard to access social media
    • Answer: Workplace measures to promote safety and independence for people with visual impairment:
      • No trip hazards, e.g. trailing cables, torn floor covering
      • Good illumination
      • Magnifiers and phone adaptations available
      • Stair edges indicated in bright yellow (or similar)
      • Adapted computer screens
      • Information provided in large print or Braille
      • Alarms auditory
      • Important signs -well displayed, obvious, large
      • Guide dogs allowed on premises
      • Possible transfer to a more appropriate iob role
    • Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a very common eye condition that causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close objects can be seen clearly.
      It's thought to affect up to one in three people in the UK and is becoming more common.
       
      - Long-sightedness affects the ability to see nearby objects. You may be able to see distant objects clearly, but closer objects are usually out of focus.
    • THE EAR
    • Sign language and lip reading
      If you've been deaf from birth or you develop severe hearing loss later in life, it can affect your ability to communicate. You can learn different methods of communicating that can be used.
      Two of the main methods are:
      ●lip-reading – where you watch a person's mouth movements while they're speaking to understand what they're saying 
      ●sign language – a visual way of communicating using hand gestures, facial expressions and body language 
      Have a go at signing something to the person opposite. Can they work it out?
    • Hearing Loss
      ●Sudden hearing loss in one ear may be due to earwax, an ear infection, a perforated (burst) eardrum or Ménière's disease. 
       
      ●Sudden hearing loss in both ears may be due to damage from a very loud noise or taking certain medicines that can affect hearing.
       
      ●Gradual hearing loss in one ear may be due to something inside the ear, such as fluid (glue ear), a bony growth (otosclerosis) or a build-up of skin cells (cholesteatoma) 
       
      ●Gradual hearing loss in both ears is usually caused by ageing or exposure to loud noises over many years.
    • Aspire: Explain the causes of the malfunctions of the eye and ear (LO6.3)
      Challenge:Describe the structure of the ear and the eye (LO6.1-2)
      •Increasing age.
      •Diabetes.
      •Excessive exposure to sunlight.
      •Smoking.
      •Obesity.
      •High blood pressure.
      •Previous eye injury or inflammation.
      •Previous eye surgery.
       
    • Aspire: Explain the causes of the malfunctions of the eye and ear (LO6.3)
      Challenge:Describe the structure of the ear and the eye (LO6.1-2)
      •Clouded, blurred or dim vision.
      •Increasing difficulty with vision at night.
      •Sensitivity to light and glare.
      •Need for brighter light for reading and other activities.
      •Seeing "halos" around lights.
      •Frequent changes in eyeglass or contact lens prescription.
      •Fading or yellowing of colors.