[Blindtlk] Is it illegal to not open your eyes while on agovernment-issued ID picture or passport?

[Georgia Kitchen]

Hi,

 That is a good question. I have no idea. I have 2 prothethsis's  . I do 
open my eyes somewhat but they  are fakes. I have heard that in some 
security  situations, there are these cameras that detect your eye. Although 
the prothetics  look real, I don't think they would pass through those kind 
security systems. I wonder if you could ask a state or national 
congressperson or senator??   Seems like they could find out.

bBest,

Georgiaf
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:01 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Is it illegal to not open your eyes while on 
agovernment-issued ID picture or passport?


> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I'm here with this question that maybe you can answer for me.
>
> While many of us know, some of us cannot (or perhaps don't know how to) 
> open
> our eyes when instructed to in a picture. That applies to people who 
> haven't
> had any vision at all, are blind since birth, are currently totally blind,
> or have been totally blinded at an early age. I myself, according to the
> sighted, cannot open my eyes while taking a picture, especially if it is 
> an
> important picture like a state ID. I always say that I can open them, but
> they always say that, while I affirm that I have them open, I indeed do 
> not.
> Recently, I have come to the conclusion that I perhaps can not control my
> eyes because they are not used to seeing other things in distraction.
>
>
>
> However, I've come to the question. Do officials at DMV's need to identify
> the open eyes while on a photo ID or license? Is not opening the eyes 
> while
> on these type of pictures unacceptable, or for that matter, legally
> unacceptable? Are there any exceptions that can be made, or at least, 
> should
> be made, in order for, say, a totally blind person to be able to appear 
> well
> and be identified fully on the picture without having to have the eyes 
> open
> because s/he can't control them? While I'm not totally blind, I have light
> perception in my left eye and hand motion on the right eye-my blindness is
> indeed legitimate. I am not low vision or anything; can't even read print
> except for very very large print (like 40 points).
>
>
>
> Any answers are appreciated. I would like to open it up for discussion as
> well.
>
>
>
>
>
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