Academic Scientific JournalsSimilarities and differences between the blind, the partially sighted and the non-impaired in the context of scientific studies
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https://doi.org/10.4467/25439561.NP.19.039.12282Keywords:
blind, partially sighted, differences, similaritiesAbstract
The author has noticed that although there are mant' similarities between the blind and the partially sighted, there are also differences. Meanwhile, even in scientific literature for generał public both groups are treated as identical. Differentiating them is essential for, among other things, a better understanding of the determinants shaping the social identity of the blind and the partially sighted. The article presents the basic differences in functioning of visually impaired people and provides and overview of the studies on the subject in question. These studies concern, among other things, such aspects as the sense of otherness, victimisation, self-esteem, self-image, psychosocial functioning, the level of stress and anxiety, the identity crisis stage of development, the sense of the meaning of life, and the experienced support.
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