Common Questions and Concerns

Blindness - What Blind People Say

Perspectives from a Blind Man: What Blindness Is, What It Isn't

This is a draft of a letter that Daniel Kish prepared in response to the article "Kindness Beats Blindness." This pointed but diplomatic proclamation about blindness places blindness in a whole new light

To Whom This May Concern:

My name is Daniel Kish. I am totally blind from birth, and the President of World Access for the Blind - a nonprofit organization using a modern, No-Limit approach to equalize opportunities for the success of blind people.

Equal Expectations: A Belief Paradigm or a Politically Correct, Feel-Good Phrase?

Keynote Address, March 2, 2007
by Eric Vasiliauskas, M.D. ("Dr. V")
California Teachers and Educators of the Visually Handicapped (CTEVH)
Future Reflections, Winter/Spring 2008
National Federation of the Blind Publication

This article, a poignant perspective of a father about his two blind boys, is full of helpful resources and approaches for raising blind children to meet and surmount life's chalenges.  Click here to read the article.

Raising a Blind Child - Parents' Views

This essay by Paulette Kish, presented at a professional conference in 2000, gives a heart felt and level headed view of raising two blind children to lead the lives they wish to lead with achievement and purpose.

I am going to start today by reading some definitions to you. HANDICAPPED: A disadvantage that makes progress or success difficult (it does not say impossible only difficult). DISABLED: To be unable or incapable. Because I do not consider people with visual impairment to be unable or incapable, I prefer to use the word handicapped.

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