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Dr.
Lucien Howe and his Eugenics
Howe saw the new ‘science’ as just one more weapon in his war against
preventable blindness.
Blindness
Simulations as Barriers to Education
The "trust walk" and other exercises meant to simulate blindness for
the sake of generating understanding may be doing the opposite.
"Chairgrrl"
Barbara McKee (Content Advisory)
Article series on living with a physical disability.
On
Hope
Wendy Edey discusses the role of hope in her life as a woman who is blind.
Seeking
Funds to Prevent Avoidable Blindness: A Catch-22
Organizations seeking charitable donations for their efforts to end avoidable
blindness may be making life more difficult for those who cannot be cuted.
The
Perfect Lie
Visual impairment may be seen as a physical imperfection, but blind people
are not alone in being caste as imperfect beings.
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"A
Normal Mom": Being a Blind Mother
Rebecca Conrad discusses the attitudes she faced, and overcame, when those around
her learned she was about to become a blind mother.
Blind
Child in a Regular Pre-School Program
A Fact Sheet on successfully integrating blind kids into pre-school programs,
as prepared by Ruby Ryles for the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children.
Ethnicity
and Participation in Rehabilitation Practitioner Training
Joint researchers produce an executive summary on African-American participation
in the blindness field.
Guiding
Hands: Help of Hindrance?
Article on hand-over-hand, as opposed to the prevailing use of hand-under-hand,
by Dr. Lilli Nielson.
How
to Treat a Blind Co-Worker
Practical suggestions for helping visually impaired co-workers, without
being overly solicitous.
Orientation
and Mobility for Children
Andrea Story discusses the history of orientation and mobility training, expanding
her discussion into how this training as conducted where children are concerned.
Questions
Kids Ask About Blindness
The National Federation of the Blind (US) created this Q and A sheet to
address some of the more common questions they receive from children.
The
Case for Low Vision
An article from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired discussing
the impact of low vision, and the needs of people with that level of impairment.
Visually
Impaired Gun Ownership
Dr. Michael Brown discusses rights and responsibilities in terms of gun ownership
among the visually impaired.
Visually
Impaired Voting
The Royal National Institute for the Blind, responding to concerns about
voter privacy for the visually impaired, put together this information paper
to help in developing accessible voting in elections.
Worried
About Hiring a Blind Person?
Answering concerns about employing blind and visually impaired workers.
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