[Aabs-forum] the real nature of blindness

[Tamika Williams]

Hello Dezman and AABSsters,

Great posting, it is definitely a good question to think about. I think that the problems that blind individuals face is mostly a social problem because of people not understanding blindness or not accepting blindness as normal. Blindness is not the problem, because everyone knows "where there is a will there's a way". If the majority (sighted) was well educated about blindness, there will be more companies such as Apple, who is making their products accessible to all their consumers allowing people to have access right out of the box. If more people had the understanding of blindness then I think a lot of problems wouldn't be problems.

I would love to hear what everyone feels on this topic. It is an interesting question and I would especially love to hear someone think about problems faced by the blind from the physical perspective.

Tamika Williams 

  From: Dezman Jackson 
  To: Alabama Association of Blind Students List 
  Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:31 PM
  Subject: [Aabs-forum] the real nature of blindness


  Hi, Fellow AABS members,

  Hope this great Sunday afternoon finds you doing well.  As I sit here and contemplate on the nature of blindness, some of the main questions I'm turning over in my head are what is the meaning of blindness?  Is blindness hmore a physical or social disability?  By this I mean are the problems that are caused by blindness mostly a result of not being able to see or are they because of other people not understanding blindness?  So I am interested in your thoughts on the above questions.  Reply to this message and share with us what you think.

  Sincerely,
  Dezman Jackson, NOMC, NCLB


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