visually handicapped

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adjective

unable to carry out normal activities because of defects of vision, including blindness
(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 purple, visual range, visual violet

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How to use visually handicapped in a sentence

I spent four years in a prison where each handicapped convict was issued an underpaid inmate assistant.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are never portraits of specific individuals who might interest us, even visually, apart from their pictorial roles.
The Stacks: Edward Hopper’s X-Ray Vision|Hilton Kramer|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Franco plays Benjy, the mentally handicapped—and eventually, castrated—member of the Compson clan.
James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hallucination is visually incoherent, either a rough approximation of text or a random assemblage of letters.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

School is a visually-competitive, weird, and cutting environment, and everyone is so insecure.
La Roux Discusses New Album ‘Trouble in Paradise,’ the 5-Year Gap, and Embracing Her Androgyny|Marlow Stern|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My work has been greatly handicapped of late by lack of certain books to which I wanted to refer.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
But poor Lancing was seriously handicapped by the fact that he had a woman for his antagonist.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
Thus, special assistance may be given for starting in trade persons handicapped by their infirmities.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
He was handicapped by the fact that he did not quite dare to put all his back and shoulders into the preliminary shove.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
But as for getting tangible help from the Creator of a body handicapped by nerves like his!
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond