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visually handicapped

adjective

  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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Derived forms of visually handicapped

visual handicap, noun

usage for visually handicapped

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

Words nearby visually handicapped

visual field, visualization, visualize, visual literacy, visually, visually handicapped, visually impaired, visual magnitude, visual pigment, visual purple, visual range
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