National United Society of the Blind (NUSB)
PREVALENCE OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN BARBADOS • Estimated number of adults who are functionally blind (1% of the total population i.e. 1% of 293,000) = 2,930 • Estimated number of adults with low vision (3% of total population, i.e. 3% of 293,000) = 8,790 • Estimated number of children who are functionally blind (1 in every thousand children of school age) = 41 • Estimated number of children with low vision (3 in every thousand children of school age) = 123 History of NUSB The National United Society of the Blind was founded in 1974 with a view of giving better services to …