Ferntree Gully resident David Pocock, who is blind, was housebound and unable to walk down the street when he first lost his sight. Now, two years later, with the help of Vision Australia, he has learned to use a handheld talking GPS device.
David is no longer isolated at home, and can enter an address into his GPS and go anywhere.
David became completely blind in 2012, when he was 54. He has a disease that affects his muscles and nerves (Muscular Dystrophy) and this caused his blindness.
The unusual thing about David’s eye condition is that every few hours he has a few seconds of sight. Like curtains pulled open in the darkness, the world is intermittently unveiled to David and he is thankful for it. “I make the most of the seconds when I can see, he says.
David started using Vision Australia services in 2012 and he also attended Texpo then for the first time.
When David came to Texpo in 2012 he investigated various technologies for the blind and also found out about its computer classes. He has also been attending weekly woodwork and metalwork classes at Vision Australia ever since.
David is looking forward to returning to Texpo next month and encourages other people in the community who are blind or have low vision to come along so they can find out what technology is available and also how Vision Australia can help.
David is no longer isolated at home, and can enter an address into his GPS and go anywhere.
David became completely blind in 2012, when he was 54. He has a disease that affects his muscles and nerves (Muscular Dystrophy) and this caused his blindness.
The unusual thing about David’s eye condition is that every few hours he has a few seconds of sight. Like curtains pulled open in the darkness, the world is intermittently unveiled to David and he is thankful for it. “I make the most of the seconds when I can see, he says.
David started using Vision Australia services in 2012 and he also attended Texpo then for the first time.
When David came to Texpo in 2012 he investigated various technologies for the blind and also found out about its computer classes. He has also been attending weekly woodwork and metalwork classes at Vision Australia ever since.
David is looking forward to returning to Texpo next month and encourages other people in the community who are blind or have low vision to come along so they can find out what technology is available and also how Vision Australia can help.