Lexical meaning of the visual terms in the blinds and normals

Abstract

A study was conducted to explore the word meanings of the visual terms used by the blind in their language as compared to the visual terms used by the sighted. A list of visual terms was presented verbally to two groups of 30 children each, with congenitally blind and sighted children forming the two groups. The children ranged in age from 6-11 years, with 6-8 forming the younger age group and 9-11 forming the older age group.