[Blindtlk] Thoughts on Daredevil

[Bob Hachey]

Hi Chris,
I saw that one when it first came out over ten years ago. I thought it was a fun movie and I loved the "justice" aspect of it. Since the daredevil is a comic, I'm not very concerned about some of the whackiness of the thing such as Daredevil's super-human senses and strength, but given miss-conceptions about the blind I c an see where folks would be bothered.
AS for Mat Merdock, the blind lawyer, he seems to be an indedpendent sort. He is depicted being independent enough to keep track of personal management items like money and medications without assistance.
Again, the most important point to me here is that Daredevil is a comic book character and therefore not real so to me that decreases any concerns about the usual miss-conceptions.
Just my thoughts here.
BBob Hachey 
PS
Daredevil came out with descriptions including on the purchased DVD so shame on NetFlix for taking so long to offer it with descriptions.


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Subject: [Blindtlk] Thoughts on Daredevil

Fellow Federationists:

As you are likely aware, the blind comic book character Daredevil has returned to the pop culture scene, this time as the subject of a TV mini-series available to Netflix subscribers. Daredevil has already caused some controversy among the blind since its launch on Netflix due to the lack of audio description available for the series—a series which, ironically, features a blind character as its hero. Netflix has now resolved this issue and added audio description to its soundtrack for Daredevil.

Since then, the show doesn't seem to be talked about much in our community. By contrast it seems to be gaining a couple popularity among the sighted public with which I come in contact, many of whose members have been curious about my thoughts on the series as a blind person. I am not subscribed to Netflix and therefore have not had the chance to watch this show for myself. So I would be interested to hear from those who have watched it. In what light do you think Daredevil portrays us, and what image do you think sighted viewers will get of the blind from this show? If you think this is a show which perpetuates misconceptions about the blind, how do you think the creators should alter the plot in order to portray a more realistic image of a blind person? Though I understand that Daredevil is in his superhero state a fictional character with superhuman qualities, I also understand that there are many instances throughout the show in which he is a "normal" blind person. I hope the blind haven't again been disappointed by our portrayal in these scenes. I look forward to reading your comments.

Chris Nusbaum
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