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Ennis woman who lost her sight in her 30s appeals for understanding from public for people with disabilities AN Ennis woman who has experienced sight loss has appealed for greater understanding among the general public for people with disabilities. While Clare Cassidy (46) was born fully sighted, her life changed dramatically in January 2009 when she contracted a rare eye condition that left her vision impaired. Her appeal for greater understanding comes after the National Council for the Blind Ireland (NCBI) launched a public information campaign highlighting five things on behalf of people who are blind or vision-impaired. In view of different eye diseases, the NCBI outlined there are varying degrees of visual impairment and blindness; some individuals use white canes to help them navigate, others use guide dogs and others rely on their remaining vision. Because having a vision impairment varies so much, vision can be affected by how sunny or cloudy it is outside. Other times it depends …
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