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Financial Help For Blind Person

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  • princessdon
    princessdon Posts: 6,902 Forumite
    Have I read it wrong? I read it that they have had the problem since 6 years old?
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,010 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    you read it right , but it seems like even though the tunour was removed, there has continued to be a deterioration in sight
  • sunnyone
    sunnyone Posts: 4,716 Forumite
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    nannytone wrote: »
    oscar pistorius has no legs, but can run faster than most able bodied men .....

    my point being, just because SOME people can, doesnt mean everyone should be able to

    A bilateral below the knee amputee is just as caperble of work as a blind person is if that is their only disability.

    We shouldnt write off someone so young when many people with even less vision can work and have a fulfilling career.
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,010 Forumite
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    im not the only point im making is that not everyone is able to adapt as quickly or as well.


    an ex or mine was in the army. a friend of his was paralised from the waist down in a work related accident.
    they were both avid rock climbers. the friend had a harness made, and by the amazing strength in his upper bosy, still managed to go climbing.

    do i think everyone that is in a wheelchair to be able to do this?
    of course not.
    and in the same way, the fact that one blind person can hold down a job doesnt mean that all can
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