Assistant For The Disabled

The human population continues to flourish and develop each passing year. With growth and expansion, one can expect to have unexpected continued occurrences of individuals being born with certain disabilities or life event to come about which causes a disability; as the population continues to grow, as will the disabled population. Although the medical field has made breakthroughs to decrease diseases, illness, and other foreseen medical conditions, disabilities will continue to arise. Therefore, the need for assistant for disabled individuals, the elderly and the youth population, is essential for the disabled to continue to remain not only socially and occupationally functional but functional as a whole. A study done by the Centers for Disease

One of the instances of comes from uncorrected refractive errors of the moderate and severe visual impairment levels which include myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism. The leading cause of blindness is cataracts in the middle to low income countries. Glaucoma is also a leading cause of visual impairment (WHO, 2014). Traumatic injuries to the brain and head also attribute to vision loss, impairment or blindness according to Atkins, Newman, & Biousse (2008). The visually impairment may not be apparent with the initial brain or head trauma. Steps will have to be taken to identify any discrepancy in vision. Individuals suffering from a head trauma may not realize there is an issue with their vision. (Atkien et al, 2008).

Blindness and visual impairment can affect any race, age, sex and economic circumstance. Approximately 90 percent of visually impaired people live in developing countries. Individuals 50 and over which is part of the increasing elderly population, meaning that more individuals will be at risk due to chronic diseases and the effects due to the aging process. Children under the age of 15 years old are also at risk of visual impairment due to refractive errors, a condition that could be easily diagnosed and corrected (WHO,

They’re lifestyle changes immediately. Mobility, socially, occupation, home life, their environment are all effected by their disability. Individuals will need to learn how to function and depend on senses they would usually use eye sight for. Depending on the severity of the impairment and other circumstances surrounding the affected individuals determines their daily functionality. Older individuals reported by Kempen, Ballemans, Ranchor, van Rens, & Zijlstra, (2012), have an increased anxiety, impact on activities of daily living, and symptoms of depression when dealing with impaired or loss of vision.

The individual themselves are not the only people learning to adjust to their new life. A solid support system, from family, medical agencies, and rehabilitation agencies is essential to help a person to successfully become functionally without negative impact. Psychologically, a sense of hopelessness can overwhelm a person. Many questions arise as to how to function. Fear of not knowing how to accomplish day to day activities, remain functional without becoming a burden to family and others may weigh on an individual’s mind. Young children will also need to learn how become mobile without harming