My family has a genetic disorder very similar to Stargardts disease which is a form of macular degeneration (loss of central vision). I have it, my mother has

My family has a genetic disorder very similar to Stargardts disease which is a form of macular degeneration (loss of central vision). I have it, my mother has it (who is technically challenged/stubborn... lol), two of her brothers have it, her father had it, etc. MY mother is also an avid reader but the disease is progressed much too far for her to read anything without a powerful magnifier and even then she can only read 1-2 letters at a time which is too slow to actually read a book. What she has done is change to audio books many years ago. In Canada we have the CNIB (Canadian Institute for the Blind) that can facilitate purchase (at a discount if necessary) and training/setup of specific readers designed for the bling/near blind. They have a library of books that can be loaded (for free here for people who are blind/near-blind). She will 'read' 1-5 books a week depending on what else she is doing. I would be surprised if there was not a similar organization in your country. Most libraries here also have free audio books that can be rented/borrowed. The device is a Victor Reader, https://store.humanware.com/hca/victor-reader-stream-handheld-media-player.html https://store.humanware.com/hca/victor-reader-stream-handhel... and although is quite expensive has simple enough navigation that even my mother can use it. It's quite robust, she just recently replaced hers after nearly 8 years of daily use. I would highly recommend you get her familiar with/using such a device BEFORE she is seriously visually impaired. It's always easier to learn those sort of things while you still have sight and are younger. As for the 'crosswordy' stuff, I see two options, 1. go digital and get her TV (hopefully larger size) hooked up to some sort of computer that she can access them from. 2. If they are only available in print, there are CCTV magnifiers that can help people read/use books. https://store.humanware.com/hca/low-vision-reveal-16.html https://store.humanware.com/hca/low-vision-reveal-16.html Again, crazy expensive. I'm just starting my serious degeneration (still have my drivers license but likely for only a few more years) but I'm using large monitors (32") and handheld magnifiers (many types, here is my current favourite but it's heavy https://www.lighthousecanada.ca/bright-field-magnifier-with-4x-magnification.html https://www.lighthousecanada.ca/bright-field-magnifier-with-...). For me, I 'lose' the location of the mouse pointer and thus have significantly increased the size and contrast of it. Dark mode is also very very useful for me as white text on black is readable, where the black text on white overloads my vision and I can't see anything. There are many enhancements on Win10/11 for the visually impaired. You can also even get specific software that will read what's on the screen and, as long as you are already familiar with how computers work, can still use a computer even totally blind. Phones are the same. Get to know the features before losing significant sight as they are finicky on something like a phone. Good luck with your mom, I know the struggle with someone technically challenged and, with my mom, stubbornly thinks it won't help her at all so she doesn't even try... Sigh....