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visual impairment; visual disability
Any condition that significantly reduces a person's ability to see, ranging from partial sight loss to complete blindness.
視覚障害のある方を案内する。
To guide a person with a visual impairment.
視覚障害者のための点字ブロックが歩道に設置されている。
Tactile paving for visually impaired people is installed on the sidewalk.
視覚障害があっても利用しやすいウェブサイトの設計が求められている。
There is a growing demand for website design that is accessible even for people with visual impairments.
The standard respectful term for visual impairment in modern Japanese. Composed of 視覚 (vision, visual sense) and 障害 (disability, impairment).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 視覚障害者 — visually impaired person
- 視覚障害のある方 — person with a visual impairment (polite)
- 視覚障害者用 — for the visually impaired
- 先天性視覚障害 — congenital visual impairment
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 聴覚障害 — hearing impairment
- 身体障害 — physical disability
- 弱視 — low vision; partial sight
- 全盲 — total blindness
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japan provides various accessibility features for the visually impaired: 点字ブロック (tactile paving, yellow bumpy tiles on sidewalks), 音響信号 (audible traffic signals), and 盲導犬 (guide dogs). The term 視覚障害 is preferred over older terms like 盲目 in official and respectful usage.