Blind culture
Blind culture is the shared cultural experience among people who are blind.
People who are not blind often imagine that people who are blind share a cultural identity in the way that other minority groups with shared experiences have a distinct culture.[1] Various blind commentators have responded to this perception by explaining that more commonly, blind people integrate with the broader community and culture, and often do not identify blindness as a defining part of their culture.[2][3][4]
People who are blind share the cultural experience of experiencing common misunderstandings from people who are not blind.[5]
References
- ^ Himes, Joseph S. (9 May 2018). "Some Concepts of Blindness in American Culture". Social Casework. 31 (10): 410–416. doi:10.1177/104438945003101002.
- ^ Weisleder, Pedro (24 April 2012). "No Such Thing as a "Blind Culture"". Journal of Child Neurology. 27 (6): 819–820. doi:10.1177/0883073812441249.
- ^ Hopfe, Alyssa (July 1999). "The Culture of Blindness". www.blindcanadians.ca. Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians.
- ^ Pierce, Barbara (November 2008). "No Such Thing as Blind Culture". www.nfb.org. Braille Monitor.
- ^ "A 20/20 Perspective on Blind Culture". The Pitt Pulse. 18 January 2018.