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New book encourages children with limited vision to read
The Syamsi Dhuha Foundation launched a book to inspire children with limited vision to read and be more curious.
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The book 'Petualangan Dana' (Dana's Adventure) was created by the Bandung-based Syamsi Dhuha Foundation for children with low vision. (Courtesy of/Syamsi Dhuha)
Children with limited vision are encouraged to receive visual stimulants or use optical aids to maximize their functional vision.
“Reading is considered a good stimulant,” said Dian Syarief, head of the Syamsi Dhuha Foundation (SDF).
Established in October 2003, the Bandung-based foundation has introduced a number of aids to assist children with low vision.
Dian said the SDF aimed to help people with lupus and low vision. As a person who has had Lupus since 1999, Dian said that the disease has impacted her vision. “I still can see, though not as sharply as I used to. I can only detect people by their shadows,” she said.
The foundation's newest work is a book: Petualangan Dana (Dana’s Adventure). It was launched at the commemoration of World Sight Day 2019 on Oct. 12 in Bandung, West Java.
Petualangan Dana is 24 pages long and is available as an audiobook. The book, intended for children aged 7 to 9, was created to encourage children with low vision to read. “The condition might worsen if they don’t do anything,” said Dian, who added that 100 copies of the book have been printed.
The printed book uses two types of fonts: a medium-sized one for the story’s details and a larger one for the abstract. This allows children with low vision to grasp the story without the need to pore over the smaller fonts.
