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Journalist Seeking Fashionable Blind Woman To Interview For Article On How Blind People Shop For Clothes, Preferably NYC Based (self.Blind)
submitted by retardedreptiles
Hi everyone,
I am writing an article for a fashion publication on how a blind woman defines her own personal style. This would preferably be in NYC, as I would like to accompany her on a shopping trip? What tricks do you use to identify clothes? Do you use a color detector?
I am writing an article for a fashion publication on how a blind woman defines her own personal style. This would preferably be in NYC, as I would like to accompany her on a shopping trip? What tricks do you use to identify clothes? Do you use a color detector?
KillerLag 4 points 5y ago
You should consider contacting Lighthouse, they might be able to put you in touch with someone. https://www.lighthouseguild.org/
Independent Living Skills Specialists (I believe American usually use the term Rehab workers, rather than ILSs) teach a few different methods for identifying clothes. One common method is to sort out what matches well with each other, and then use a safety pin with beads on the inside to identify. For example, maybe one bead means dark colours, while two beads mean light colours, etc. There are also little braille tags that can be sewn in, or little shaped buttons that can also be used to identify colour in a tactile manner.
Colour detectors can be useful, but there are some issues with them. They are not always correct (I've had them detect my skin as ranging from green, to blue, to chartreuse). And depending on the lighting, it can change the perceived colour. They also doesn't work so well with a shirt that has multiple colours (such as a Hawaiian shirt).
Independent Living Skills Specialists (I believe American usually use the term Rehab workers, rather than ILSs) teach a few different methods for identifying clothes. One common method is to sort out what matches well with each other, and then use a safety pin with beads on the inside to identify. For example, maybe one bead means dark colours, while two beads mean light colours, etc. There are also little braille tags that can be sewn in, or little shaped buttons that can also be used to identify colour in a tactile manner.
Colour detectors can be useful, but there are some issues with them. They are not always correct (I've had them detect my skin as ranging from green, to blue, to chartreuse). And depending on the lighting, it can change the perceived colour. They also doesn't work so well with a shirt that has multiple colours (such as a Hawaiian shirt).
BARDLover 1 points 5y ago
I never heard of safety pins with beads. I appreciate you sharing.
saizai 1 points 5y ago
Try contacting Molly Burke. Blind YouTuber who sometimes blogs about fashion. E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os2mYXtm1zQ
igloolafayette 1 points 5y ago
That’s my sister in law. PM me.
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