A Little Insight

The curious:  You’re blind?  Can you see anything?  How do you (Insert your own question here) ?

Steve:  I can see colors and shapes…a kaleidoscope…

 I stumbled on this video offering a little insight.  This is well done.

~ Connie

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Author: stevekuusisto

Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University

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  1. Nice site. I’m a teacher/specialist for the local public school system. I keep a web site for my kids, parents and just folks who wnat to learn about people with visual ijmpairments. I’m always looking for resources and sites and heard you on NPR, the best radio out there! As my students would say–the ones who can talk, “YOU ROCK!” I’d like to inclue your link on my sites or my blog–or all three. Stay blessed!

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  2. The film was okay. Honestly, I feel it shares a mixed message with the public. On one hand, it speaks of ability, and on the other, is speaks of helplessness.
    I, as a blind woman, have never needed audio traffic signals, tactile markings, nor assistance boarding and deboarding transport. I don’t view changes in my route (which doesn’t need to be maticulously planned) as hazardous or difficult. Like anyone else, I just do it.
    Yes, we do need accomodations like access to printed material and related information. But we don’t need everything in our environment accomodated for our use! It’s not the sighted public’s job to make our physical environment risk free. It’s our job to get the skills so we can keep ourselves safe and able to do whatever whenever regardless of changes that might come in our path.

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  3. Just found your blog and wanted to tell you how much I’ve loved your book for so long: ever since it was first published. I’ve lent it to so many people.
    My partner works with blind people and my son is visually impaired

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