Examples of online communities for the visually impaired

In this article, student Patience Agabirwe briefly describes five social networking site for / about the blind and visually impaired.

Story by: Morten Tollefsen - 10.01.2011

Many visually impaired people use common networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to read about this in the paper:

• Connected!: A paper about the disabled and the use of social media.

There are also social media for the disabled, such as those Agabirwe has described, which relate specifically to the blind and visually impaired (and to people with some other disabilities):

• BookShare

• Inclusive Planet

• RFB & D Blog

• Datingdisabled.net

• FamilyConnect

Read the article here: Summary of Social Services

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