This short film follows an employer who wanted to help a colleague whose sight had changed, and ordered the biggest screen available. For some people with peripheral vision loss, a very large screen can make the working day harder, not easier. It shows why the work should be assessed before anything is bought.
Transcript
We wanted to help, and we wanted to do it quickly. So when a colleague’s site changed, we ordered the biggest screen we could find. We thought bigger would mean easier. It did not.
For some people with peripheral vision loss, a very large screen means most of it sits out of view. They spend the day moving their head and eyes just to find the corner of an email. A smaller screen, set up properly, can sit inside the vision they have. For others, with central vision loss, for example, bigger can help. That is the point. It depends on the person, so we bought twice. The first screen is still in its box.
Do not buy anything until someone has assessed the work, not just the condition.
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