visually impaired

adjective

1. (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a disability.

noun

1. Usually the visually impaired people with reduced vision so severe as to constitute a disability, considered collectively.

   He founded a training program to aid the visually impaired.

visually impaired

adjective

1. 1. having any defect of vision, whether disabling or not

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the ) See partially sighted

      the visually impaired

Other Word Forms

• visual impairment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of visually impaired¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The elite wheelchair race begins at 10:20 BST, followed by elite women at 10:25, the visually impaired race at 10:27 and elite men and masses at 10:50.

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Before the pandemic, around 30,000 people attempted the hike each year with a 66% success rate, including several visually impaired climbers.

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"They were saying it's not safe for me down there because people won't know I'm visually impaired – I said I could have my cane back."

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Both girls have long, dark hair and both are — or were — visually impaired, as is Wong herself.

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She trailed in slowly, solemnly, heading straight for a visually impaired guest.

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