SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE PEOPLE WITH EYESIGHT PROBLEMS

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of social protection of the people with eyesight problems. Considerable attention is paid to legal basis for social protection of the relevant category. The types of visual impairment (oblique, amblyopia, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, low vision, blindness) are generalized. The results of evaluation of the needs of blind children and the youth in Zhytomyr city are presented. The ways of solving relevant issues at the local and state levels are indicated.