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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDiscapacidad visual
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Discapacidad visual
"Las personas con discapacidad visual a menudo utilizan tecnología de asistencia."
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A condition in which a person's eyesight is reduced or impaired, affecting their ability to see clearly.
"Many individuals with visual impairment use assistive technologies to navigate their environments." - 2
A broad term that encompasses various degrees of sight loss, from mild to complete blindness.
"Visual impairment can result from various factors, including genetic conditions, injury, or disease."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'visual', deriving from Latin 'visualis' (pertaining to sight, from videre 'to see'), and 'impairment', originating from Old French 'empirer' (to make worse, from Vulgar Latin *impeiorare). Together, the phrase evolved in medical and sociological contexts during the late 20th century to describe decreased visual acuity that cannot be fully corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Visual impairment" is said worldwide
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Déficience visuelle
Transliteration: Déficience visuelle
"Les personnes ayant une déficience visuelle peuvent bénéficier de technologies d'assistance."
Sehbehinderung
Transliteration: Zeh-beh-in-durung
"Menschen mit Sehbehinderung nutzen oft spezielle Hilfsmittel."
Disabilità visiva
Transliteration: Disabilità visiva
"Le persone con disabilità visiva possono avere bisogno di supporto."
Discapacidad visual
Transliteration: Discapacidad visual
"Las personas con discapacidad visual a menudo utilizan tecnología de asistencia."
Deficiência visual
Transliteration: Deficiência visual
"As pessoas com deficiência visual podem precisar de recursos especiais."
दृष्टिहीनता
Transliteration: Drishtiheenata
"दृष्टिहीनता वाले लोग अक्सर सहायक तकनीकों का उपयोग करते हैं।"
视觉障碍
Transliteration: Shìjué zhàng'ài
"视觉障碍者可以使用辅助技术来帮助他们。"
시각 장애
Transliteration: Sigak jang-ae
"시각 장애인들은 종종 보조 기술을 사용합니다."
視覚障害
Transliteration: Shikaku shougai
"視覚障害のある人々は、支援技術を利用することがよくあります。"
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