Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB)
PREVALENCE OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN JAMAICA • Estimated number of adults who are functionally blind (1% of the total population i.e. 1% of 2,709,291) = 27,093 • Estimated number of adults with low vision (3% of total population, i.e. 3% of 2,709,291) = 81,279 • Estimated number of children who are functionally blind (1 in every thousand children of school age) = 863 • Estimated number of children with low vision (3 in every thousand children of school age) = 2,589 History of Jamaica Society for the Blind The Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) was incorporated on May 17th, 1954. …