Using glue is certainly doable by a person who has a vision impairment. Suggestions to make the task more manageable include:

• Covering the work area with papers or a drop cloth to protect the floor from random glue drips.
• Having a wet cloth and dish of water nearby to keep your fingers/hands clean.
• Have all needed equipment together in one place before you begin (glue, brush, sponge, clamp, belt/string, etc).

Most people with vision loss don't like anything that coats their fingertips and then dries on their fingers/hands. Apart from being messy it also reduces their ability to tactually "feel" what they are working on. The solution is to have water, towels and a wastebasket nearby so that you can keep washing or wiping your fingers clean.

If you cannot see where the brush or tip of the glue bottle is putting the glue, you may be better off using your fingertip to apply the glue to the end of the rung and inside the hole. Then clean your fingers and proceed to put the rung into the hole in the chair leg.

Immediately follow this step by clamping or tightening the rung with either a bar clamp or a twine/string that wraps between two of the chair legs and is twisted with a dowel or a screwdriver to hold the connection tight until the glue can set up. Wipe excess glue off the wood of the chair before it dries for a neat job.

For simple household gluing, like envelope seals, or putting pictures onto a page, a glue stick is worth considering. A semi-solid is easier to manage than liquid glue. Some glue sticks come in colors that you may be able to see with partial vision. Try to select a glue stick that has a contrasting color (all colors dry clear or white).

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