How will the ELIA® Tactile Alphabet benefit people who have a visual impairment?
Reading is a fundamental, necessary task for independence, employment and quality of life. By enabling the visually impaired to live with greater independence, ELIA® will lower the health care costs of the visually impaired and improve their quality of life. Over 35% of the visually impaired have daily activities that they have difficulty completing without assistance. With the ELIA® Tactile Alphabet, people who have a visual impairment will be able to do more daily activities without the assistance of technology or another person. In addition to reading without voice or audio technology they will be able to independently perform tasks such as preparing meals, taking medication, dressing, using appliances, and typing. With the ELIA® Tactile Alphabet they will be better able to work and take care of their own affairs.
Related Questions
- Why do persons who have a visual impairment need a tactile alphabet? Can they use voice technology and books on tape to do all their reading?
- How will the ELIA® Tactile Alphabet benefit the families of people who have a visual impairment?
- How will the ELIA® Tactile Alphabet benefit people who have a visual impairment?
