Blind people have created, or participated in, groups which exist solely because blindness does. We group mainly to share stories and ideas, to further civil and social rights and to inform the public about the facts concerning blindness. We form groups to further the aims of the whole. We use methods specific to the blind to understand and navigate the world around us, which leads many of us to develop behaviors markedly similar to one another. Why, most of us even use the same modes of transportation.
Similar behaviors range from marking our oven dials to judging traffic direction by hearing.
We also have mannerisms in common. We have internal conflict on issues unique to our group. Other conflicts include Cane vs. Dog. An interesting fact to note here is that while most sighted people know very little about these debates, most blind people are well aware of them and are on the front line. We share internal conflicts alien to the larger community.