[blindkid] on the subject of perspective

[holly miller]

Absolutely.
But how nice that around 6:15 the researcher guy acknowledges that science
misunderstood vision and praises tactile input rather than just deciding
Ezra is some miraculous fluke.  Perhaps he can be courted to help
demonstrate that braille *is* just as valid as using your eyes to read :-)

Holly


On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Carol Castellano <blindchildren at verizon.net
> wrote:

> I very much enjoyed watching this video, and especially seeing Esref's
> smile as he completes his task.  What amazes me, though, after 26 years in
> "the blindness biz" from the consumer point of view, is not that Esref can
> paint and handle perspective, but that the sighted public, including lots of
> people with doctoral degrees, can be so dense!!!  Because THEY didn't know
> that blind people could do this (or at least that gifted blind artists
> could), it is called incredible, ground-breaking, and historic.  Because
> THEY named a certain part of the brain "the VISUAL cortex," it astounds them
> that it could be used by any other sense.  Seems to me they really need to
> get out more!  :-)
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Castellano
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> 973-377-0976
> carol_castellano at verizon.net