Does Visually Challenged Mean Blind?

The definition of visual impairment is “a decrease in the ability to see to a certain degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.” Blindness is “the state of being unable to see due to injury, disease or genetic condition.”

Is it okay to say visually challenged?

DO remember at all times that the only difference between you and a person who is blind is that they are unable to see through their eyes, what you see through yours. ... You don't have to use some "politically correct" term, like "sight challenged", or avoid using the word blind.

What is visually challenged person?

Definitions of visually challenged. adjective. having greatly reduced vision. synonyms: dim-sighted, near-blind, purblind, sand-blind, visually impaired blind, unsighted. unable to see.

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