American Foundation for the Blind
maintains Web site for seniors
It’s no secret that current rates of vision loss from diseases like
age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are
expected to double as the nation’s 78 million baby boomers reach retirement
age.
To help address this growing health concern, the American Foundation for the
Blind (AFB) has launched the AFB Senior Site,
www.afb.org/seniorsite , for
older adults who are losing their vision, their families, and the
professionals who serve them.
The site is rich with information, including photos, videos, articles, and
resource links to enhance the independence of older people beginning to
experience vision loss. Users of the site will find inspiring messages from
seniors recently diagnosed with eye diseases. Their compelling stories offer
a positive outlook and help dispel fears about living with vision loss.
The size of the type on the site can be enlarged to help make it viewable to
those with limited vision, and the pages can be viewed with alternate screen
background colors to facilitate ease of use.
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