[Blindtlk] non 24

[Mark Tardif]

I don't think that's really the message, at least from the television 
commercials I have heard.  Obviously, blind people know intellectually when 
to go to work and when to go to sleep.  I think we need to be careful about 
assuming that we are seen as idiots or lazy or anything like that when we 
hear those kinds of commercials.  I think what they are talking about here 
is some sort of medical evidence that light such as sunlight does something 
to chemicals in the body that helps people to stay awake during the day and 
that because a totally blind person does not have access to this light 
through the eyes, certain chemical things in the body might not be regulated 
in a way that allows us to have a normal circadian rhythm.  In other words, 
the circadian rhythm can be thrown off because of our not receiving light 
through the eyes.  Anyone with a medical background in this area can please 
feel free to correct me and perhaps make it more understandable than I just 
did.  It sounds to me like something similar to people who experience 
seasonal affective disorder during the darker winter months.



Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Bryan Schulz via blindtlk
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 6:01 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Cc: Bryan Schulz
Subject: [Blindtlk] non 24

Hi,

I've been hearing commercials about the non 24 drug on the radio and don't
appreciate how it makes blind people sound.
I'm wondering if there are really blind people that don't know when it is
time to sleep or go to work?
The commercials imo make blind people sound like idiots and it's hard enough
to be employed already.
Bryan

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