Obtaining Information

Is vision used to find out about the environment and what activities are happening or does the person wait to be told what to do?

Are other senses such as hearing and touch used instead of, or with vision? Which sense is used first to get information - vision, hearing or touch?

Are objects inspected as a whole object or in small parts or sections?

Does the person move around the community by himself or does he use the help of other people?

Does he use vision to find objects or people and then find his way using vision?

Check that he knows where to find places and objects in the village. Observe how the person moves to different places and watch how he finds his way.

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Checkpoint:

Observation of people in their usual surrounding can provide useful information on their use of vision. List 3 things to observe