![]() Assistive technology for visual impairments and sight loss The number of people with sight loss is set to increase dramatically, growing to 2.7m by 2030 and could double to 4m by 2050 due to an ageing population and the growing incidence of long-term conditions that cause sight loss, including obesity and diabetes. They have experienced some degree of irreversible sight loss, which glasses or contact lenses cannot correct. Of these, 360,000 are registered with their local authority as blind or partially sighted. How many people in the UK are experiencing sight loss?Īlmost 2 million people in the UK live with sight loss (1 in 30). ![]() Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) TAVIP (Technology Association of Visually Impaired people) Training for employees and students with sight loss Useful apps for people with low vision or who are blind Adaptive hardware for people with low vision or who are blind Specialist screen magnification programmes How to adjust a web browser for low vision Screen magnification for low vision users Standalone screen readers for blind or low vision computer users ![]() Assistive technology in tablets and smartphones How many people in the UK are experiencing sight loss?
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