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, nounusage 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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