Glossary

Behaviour – is the range of actions and mannerisms made by organisms,

systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with their environment, which includes
the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment.

Cataract – A congenital or senile condition which causes cloudiness in the eye

lens. This condition prevents light rays from falling on to the retina, resulting in
blurred vision and reduced visual acuity.

Deliberate – means slow and measured, the pace of this kind of careful decision
making. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects.

Glaucoma - A congenital or adult eye condition resulting in increased intraocular

pressure in the aqueous humour. The damage to the eye tissue results in loss of
visual acuity and low vision.

Intervention - is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people, family and

friends to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or other
serious problem.

Isolation – various measures taken to prevent contagious diseases from being

spread.

Rehabilitation – is a process aimed at enabling them to reach and maintain their

optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological and social functional levels.
Rehabilitation provides disabled people with the tools they need to attain
independence and self-determination.

Resentment – is the experience of a negative emotion felt as a result of a real or

imagined wrong done.
Sensory Stimuli – A sensory stimulus is event or object that is received by the
senses and elicits a response from a person. The stimulus can come in many
forms such as light, heat, sound, touch, as well as from internal factors. Sensory
stimuli can be perceived by the auditory, tactile, visual, gustatory, proprioceptive,
and vestibular systems.

Visual Impairment – is vision loss to such a degree as to qualify as an additional

support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from
disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions.