"I’d want them to know that 295 million people in the world have moderate-to-severe visual impairment, and 43 million are blind. This total is roughly equivalent to the entire population of the United States."
https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-blind-braille-americans-disabilities-act-squirrel-hill/
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@jaysonmassey what qualifies as moderate to severe? I am considered "legally blind", meaning i am legally required to wear glasses when driving. Woukd i count?
@freemo @jaysonmassey Blind for US federal tax purposes is corrected vision of 20/200 or worse.
For driving in California you need corrected vision of 20/40 or better to get a drivers license, although you can get a 30 day extension at 20/70 in order to get new glasses. Below 20/40 you need a doctors signed form and need to take a vision driving test. You have to be at least 20/200 to get a vision driving test. If you have a progressive condition like cataracts and 20/40 or worse you need to take the driving test every two years.
@freemo Just used DuckDuckGo.
Moderate visual impairment
Visual acuity: 20/70 to 20/160
Severe visual impairment
Visual acuity: 20/200 to 20/400 and/or
Visual field: 20 degrees or less
https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/lowvision/visual-impairment/