Please use the Key Word Search on the index page to locate any writer by name. Blindness is one of the most feared and misunderstood disabilities, distorting both public opinion and attitudes of professionals. This personal narrative of sharing life with a blind husband includes a brief history of public attitudes and is inspiring, uplifting, and packed with detail from a sighted-partner perspective. Humorous and upbeat, it holds a wealth of information to reassure family members and enlighten the public.
Pity is a very common emotion in the sighted person towards a blind person.
Even though today there are blind lawyers, teachers, artists of every description and careers of blind people sparkling with brilliance and genius, all it takes is one blind person with a tin cup to remind us of our blessings, for after all, no matter how bad life treats you, at least we can see , and there in front of us is tangible proof that we have been blessed. Things could be worse for us. To look on blindness is to contemplate it, usually in relation to ourselves, and evokes deep sympathy in most people whether the blind person has a tin cup or not. All are extremely negative connotations. To be sighted is considered the norm.