PROFILE

My name's Silvia and I've been blind since I was born. When I was younger I had to learn special skills. I'm studying secondary now.

Life is a bit different for me sometimes. I can look after myself OK, but I need help with one or teo things, such as taking notes at secondary. I also have a special programme on my computer. It's called a screen-reader and it reads words on the screen to me.

There are some things which annoy me. Loud dance, for example. If I'm in a place like a loud bar, I can't find people or hear them. Usually people want to help me, even when I don't need help!