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Just curious, ignore if you’re not in the mood to answer someone who doesn’t know much i guess? (self.Blind)
submitted by brorannasaurus-rex
Hi. I would be lying if I said I didn’t plan to write a blind character in the future and want to make it as accurate as possible, but at the moment I’m just an ignorant teenager. I’ve had nightmares and scared myself half to death thinking about losing my sight, but that was before shifting my thinking processes quite a lot. I still can’t say it would be thrilling to loose a whole sense I’ve lived with my entire life and grown dependent on, but well I wouldn’t want it to be and end all thing either. Not that I’m loosing my sight anytime soon, and uh I think I’m getting off track here.
Anyway, I guess I was just curious what kinda things the blind community is accustomed to that people with sight might not think about. I guess I don’t really have a point to sticking my nose in y’all’s business, and I don’t want to offend anyone. Um, if I do please tell me? I won’t be offended. I ramble and stutter sometimes - a lot - but I’m resilient enough.
I just want to learn.
Anyway, I guess I was just curious what kinda things the blind community is accustomed to that people with sight might not think about. I guess I don’t really have a point to sticking my nose in y’all’s business, and I don’t want to offend anyone. Um, if I do please tell me? I won’t be offended. I ramble and stutter sometimes - a lot - but I’m resilient enough.
I just want to learn.
nowwerecooking 5 points 2y ago
I could go on for ages, but here are the ones off the top of my head:
-Reading the menu before going to a restaurant (especially when the menu is behind the cashier like in Panera or McDonalds), or taking pictures of it while you’re there so you can actually read it
-Feeling completely isolated and lonely because people truly don’t understand the live you have to live
-Feeling guilty because you have a lack of independence and rely on people more then you want to (especially with driving places)
-How much more energy it takes to get through the day and complete simple tasks in comparison to people who are fully sighted
-Knowing that you can lose the small amount of vision you have left at any time. There is a chance that if one little thing gets in your eye, bye bye vision.
-Planning ahead ALL OF THE TIME. This includes the smallest of details that fully sighted people just don’t worry or even think about
-Dealing with ignorant and uneducated people who think you’re not capable of taking care of yourself (take showers, brush teeth, etc), let alone going to college and having a successful career
-When it comes to helping minorities, whether that means activism, education, or legislation, 99% of the time we are left out
-Feeling angry and jealous when people take things like driving for granted
-Going through a continuous grieving process for our vision (the main ones for me are being angry, sad, and having trouble accepting my situation
-Constantly feeling like you need to prove that you are just as capable as fully sighted people
Sorry that was a lot! Feel free to pm me if you want to know more!!
-Reading the menu before going to a restaurant (especially when the menu is behind the cashier like in Panera or McDonalds), or taking pictures of it while you’re there so you can actually read it
-Feeling completely isolated and lonely because people truly don’t understand the live you have to live
-Feeling guilty because you have a lack of independence and rely on people more then you want to (especially with driving places)
-How much more energy it takes to get through the day and complete simple tasks in comparison to people who are fully sighted
-Knowing that you can lose the small amount of vision you have left at any time. There is a chance that if one little thing gets in your eye, bye bye vision.
-Planning ahead ALL OF THE TIME. This includes the smallest of details that fully sighted people just don’t worry or even think about
-Dealing with ignorant and uneducated people who think you’re not capable of taking care of yourself (take showers, brush teeth, etc), let alone going to college and having a successful career
-When it comes to helping minorities, whether that means activism, education, or legislation, 99% of the time we are left out
-Feeling angry and jealous when people take things like driving for granted
-Going through a continuous grieving process for our vision (the main ones for me are being angry, sad, and having trouble accepting my situation
-Constantly feeling like you need to prove that you are just as capable as fully sighted people
Sorry that was a lot! Feel free to pm me if you want to know more!!
brorannasaurus-rex [OP] 1 points 2y ago
No, thank you for being honest, I appreciate it!! This is helpful!
Nighthawk321 1 points 2y ago
It's a pretty open-ended question, but I have a Youtube channel covering accessibility, blindness, popculture, etc.
youtube.com/RossMinor
James Rath is another great visually impaired Youtuber.
youtube.com/RossMinor
James Rath is another great visually impaired Youtuber.
brorannasaurus-rex [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Thanks for the link, I’ll look into it!
CloudyBeep 1 points 2y ago
Molly Burke is another awesome YouTuber.
bradley22 0 points 2y ago
Screen readers, using a cane.
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