Comfort Ekwo, who was only eight when her sight began to fade, speaks with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about her family’s adjustment to a reality they never expected after she completely lost her sight
Kindly introduce yourself
My name is Comfort Ekwo. I am visually impaired, but I mostly identify as a person with low vision because I can still see light and a few things. I attended the University of Jos and also went to a school for the blind in Abuja.
Were you born visually impaired, or did it develop later?
I wasn’t born blind. I became visually impaired 19 years ago. I was eight when I began noticing that I could no longer see as I used to.
