visually handicapped

British  

adjective

1. 1. unable to carry out normal activities because of defects of vision, including blindness

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the visually handicapped

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Usage

Nowadays the phrases visually handicapped/impaired and visual handicap/impairment are generally considered inappropriate. It is preferable to refer to someone as having a sight impairment and to talk about blind or partially sighted people

Other Word Forms

• visual handicap noun

Example Sentences

Though created to give blind and visually handicapped people a look at flat art, the works also offered a new view to the sighted.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2019

His father became a draftsman for aerospace companies, and his mother was a teacher of visually handicapped students.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2018

His father became a draftsman for aerospace companies and his mother was a teacher of visually handicapped students.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018

Every now and again, someone comes up with a “touch museum” or starts a program for the visually handicapped to experience art through their fingers.

From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016

There were also a scattering of calls from the department of the visually handicapped and a state geriatric hospital.

From Time Magazine Archive