Communicating When Vision Is a Concern (HLOL #221)

In this 2022 podcast, health literacy expert Helen Osborne speaks with Joe Weisse about how to communicate well with people who are blind or have low vision. Joe is co-coordinator of the Low Vision Support Group of Natick for the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

The conversation includes the following topics:

  • Degrees of vision loss and blindness
  • Ways to communicate in person or over the phone
  • Ways to communicate in print and on the computer
  • Strategies and caveats for relying on technology to communicate

You can listen to the podcast or read the transcript.


#VisionLoss

Language, Culture & Diversity
Topic
Vision Loss
Audience
Health Care Professionals, Health Educators and Patient Educators, Communication and Plain-Language Professionals
Setting
General / Multiple Settings
Level
Applied