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Social distancing while blind takes dogged perseverance February 08 2021 Jake Koch works to socially distance during the pandemic with the help of a guide dog, white cane Everyone has had to adapt at a rapid pace over the past year because of the COVID-19 crisis. Many adults are working from home while students school from home; many go-to pastimes are on pause and we ve all had to learn to make masking and social distancing second nature. But for those with visual impairment or blindness, social distancing is no easy task. Jake Koch, Gresham resident and community outreach specialist for Guide Dogs for the Blind s Boring campus, has experienced this first-hand. Even with his guide dog, Koch, who has bilateral microphthalmia a physical disorder of the eyes, resulting in small, partially developed eyes, which renders him legally blind Koch says he sometimes has to rely on other people to help him keep his distance.

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