I hate the stereotype that blindness means no sight at all just utter blackness. I will admit when I was told I was going blind that was the first thing I thought of.

I also hate that when a job finds out then they find a reason to get rid of you or make it an uncomfortable work environment. Someone else can do the same error and they are called clumsy or its overlooked. But if I do it then its my vision keeping me from doing my job. But if you tell them at the beginning you are legally blind then they find a reason to not hire you.

The one that drives me nuts is the one where every blind person sings or plays an instrament. I can do neither. I am always amazed when somebody asks me if I sing.

Because operating systems are very graprical and not just text as some screen reader users might think. Screens are also not laid out linearly like choosing an item from a menu.

To change society we need greater representation. It's a catch 22 that starts as children so it will tske generations.
In grade 10 I said I wanted to be an Electrician. The teacher said 'You can't do that" She wasn't evaluating me when she said it. Her mind searched for an example of someone with poor vision in that role and not finding one asumed they don't exist. She had no experiance to know what the job required or that most have vision issues as they age and find ways to cope. She became a teacher because she saw women represented in the teaching profession.

First off, I’ll start with one of my favorite quotes from the Onion. It’s a satirical site if you’re not familiar with it.

“Stereotypes. They’re a real timesaver.”

I think blind people have been portrayed on TV and in media as either shells of their former selves or as the subjects of comedy. We’re not portrayed as people who do “normal” things. I mean, it’s not entirely untrue because there is a higher degree of difficulty to get proficient with technology, but we can certainly get there and perform well. I’ll admit that I was one of these ignorant people but now I see, no pun intended, how blind people can adapt.

I would guess it comes from a mixture of things. The idea that blind people are stupid, the idea that you can't use a computer if you can't see the screen, possibly even the fact that so many sites are made inaccessible, causing us to have to stay on very specific sets of sites at times.

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