The chance to experience how those who are vision impaired go through everyday life, was a very good one. When using the plastic bag to look at a newspaper, it was very difficult to make out the readings, the pictures were not well visible, besides the colors of them although they can blend together to cause confusion easily. When moving closer to the newspaper with the plastic bag over my eyes did not make much of a difference, it still caused issues in reading. With looking through two layers of plastic, visibility is very limited, I was able to make out where people were located but it is still a blurry sight, as well as the lighting, it all looked blurry. The colors and contrast between them were still visible.
The vision Simulator was very interesting in learning how different types of vision impairments that there are out there. With central vision the ability to only see what is around this dot that was blocking my central focus on an object, causing to move back and forth to get the full view of a certain object. Crackling vision makes reading and just viewing any object complicated, I tried to read the newspaper again, and the crackling vision causes for words to break and even sentences would be separated, causing confusion in what I had just read. Tunnel vision causes issues with objects around me, as my central focus is really all I had to work with and would have to turn my head around in order to get the full view. With complete blindness, the loss of vision causes it to practically be impossible for one to view anything around them, it causes a complete blurriness.
While wearing the glasses smeared with patroleum jelly, it was a very useful to see how those with vision impairment may see things on a regular basis. While walking around it was difficult to make out items that were alike in color, but when there was a contrast in them, it made finding my way around much easier. I tried to walk to the elevator and the main thing that helped me find my way was the noise from the elevator as well as the wall around the elevator was a dark red, and the elevator itself was the shiny silver. While in the elevator it was difficult to read the buttons for levels, but once they lit up you knew what one you pushed and where you were going to go. Stairs, these are what I find to be tricky, I found it extremely difficult to walk down them without using the side rail to find my way. The black strips along the edge help with traction and the ability to know where the step ended and where it began, making walking up the stairs much easier than down, as they appear closer. In attempt to using the ATM it was by far the most difficult task, there were no brail buttons to find the number and also there was no good lighting on the numbers, card slot, or cash spot. There are many things that those with vision impairments go through everyday that are difficult and can take a good amount of time to do. This experience was one that can't be forgotten and very helpful in understand vision impairment.
While wearing the glasses smeared with patroleum jelly, it was a very useful to see how those with vision impairment may see things on a regular basis. While walking around it was difficult to make out items that were alike in color, but when there was a contrast in them, it made finding my way around much easier. I tried to walk to the elevator and the main thing that helped me find my way was the noise from the elevator as well as the wall around the elevator was a dark red, and the elevator itself was the shiny silver. While in the elevator it was difficult to read the buttons for levels, but once they lit up you knew what one you pushed and where you were going to go. Stairs, these are what I find to be tricky, I found it extremely difficult to walk down them without using the side rail to find my way. The black strips along the edge help with traction and the ability to know where the step ended and where it began, making walking up the stairs much easier than down, as they appear closer. In attempt to using the ATM it was by far the most difficult task, there were no brail buttons to find the number and also there was no good lighting on the numbers, card slot, or cash spot. There are many things that those with vision impairments go through everyday that are difficult and can take a good amount of time to do. This experience was one that can't be forgotten and very helpful in understand vision impairment.
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