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 Our audience is people who are either blind or partially sighted or otherwise have some condition where they find it difficult or impossible to read. We realise that sight problems alone is only one reason why a person cannot enjoy reading a newspaper so our service is audio, meaning we can provide alternative news source for the following medical conditions:
blindness, visual impaired, Parkinson’s, cancer, diabetic retinopathy, motor neurone disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis.
There may be other conditions, so please enquire if you need our services.
In 2001 there were about 2 million people in the UK with serious vision problems, and about 3,000 blind or partially sighted people in each council district.
The Human Eye
The human eye is a wonderful organ. It is an approximately spherical ball, the muscles that move it being attached to the tough outer lining (the sclera or ‘white of the eye’).
The sclera is replaced in front by the transparent cornea and has a central aperture (pupil) surrounded by a coloured iris. Light travels through the cornea and then through a lens, which focuses it on the inne r lining of the sphere (the retina). Light falling upon the retina stimulates nerve impulses that are transmitted along sensory paths of the optic nerve to the brain. Different cells in the retina function so as to provide colour vision and vision in dim light. The shape of the lens may be altered by the degree of the contraction of its suspensory muscles. The amount of light entering is controlled by the size of the pupil in the centre of the iris. These mechanisms allow for optimum vision of objects at varying distances and in varying degrees of brightness.
Owing to its complexity a number of problems occur. Our listener’s experiences vary, but include, macular disease, cataracts, glaucoma, retinal damage etc. Some problems are only temporary others more permanent but all are welcome to Slough Talking Newspaper for short or long spells.
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