[stylist] writing about blindness

[Angela fowler]

I guess it depends on your frame of mind at the time of writing. While blind
fiction writers can depict blind characters obviously far more accurately
than sighted fiction writers, we limit ourselves if we stick exclusively to
blind characters or blindness issues. 
As for articles, I've been writing about a lot of blindness related stuff
lately. Its funny, I went into my historical research and writing class
vowing I was going to write about anything but a blindness issue, and ended
up writing about the way the ADA effects blind people. Go figure. 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Aziza
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] writing about blindness

I don't write about being blind either. I mean unless it's my articles. But
when I write storries, all my characters can see, and have other problems
they must overcome in their lives.
I don't think it's denial at all.
Aziza
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
To: "Stylist" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:51 AM
Subject: [stylist] writing about blindness


> I'm not in denial nor do I ignore the fact that I do have a handicap 
> that I have to overcome on a daily basis.  However, when I am writing 
> I seem to go into a different world.  I write about people who are 
> ill, some of my characters die and others fall into the clutches of 
> bad people.  If I say that blindness bores me, you might come out with 
> an arms length of causes for my symptoms.  However, a person does not 
> necessarily want to write about those things they live with and rise 
> above on a daily basis.  I am fat.  Writing about being fat falls under
the same category as blind.
> Live with it.  Fight against it as much as possible, but it shouldn't 
> dominate every facet of your life.  Again, you may think I'm in some 
> kind of denial, but I'm not.  I won't drive a car into a crowd, try 
> sewing a garment while it is on the back of my would be victim and I 
> won't pretend to read the paper when I can't even make out one picture 
> in the blasted thing.  Judith 
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