These are difficult times for young people. Always have to keep your distance, a holiday that is canceled and parties that are canceled. But for blind and partially sighted teenagers, the corona measures are even more difficult. Because how should you keep your distance when you hardly see anything?
At the Child and Youth Center of Visio in Grave, blind and partially sighted children are busy at work during the holidays. Because it is often used to treat the children extra so that they can function well with their visual impairment.
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In addition to everyday things, such as cooking or living independently, this also includes finding a way in the rapidly changing society that is plagued by the corona virus. For example, children from the age of 12 must keep distance from adults. But that is not easy as a visually impaired 16-year-old. And so they call on people to take blind people into account more. “If you see a stick, keep your distance.”
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In the video below, see how blind and partially sighted teenagers deal with the corona measures:
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