I think it was India if I rememnber.
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Miriam Vieni
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 7:52 PM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: question about three books on blindness
Sylvie,
I've read the third book which is also on BARD. It describes a sighted woman's
view of blind people, as her understanding of blindness developed during her
time teaching at a school for blind adults. The school was located in a
developing country. I can't remember which one. The book is not written from a
political prospective. It disturbed some of the members of the DB Review list
because it so honestly described the author's perceptions of the blind people
she met, including physical descriptions of them which sometimes involved
disfigurement of their eyes. I thought that the value of the book was to give
blind people some understanding of the feelings and attitudes of well meaning
sighted people toward blind people.
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of S. Kashdan
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 6:42 PM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] question about three books on blindness
Hi all,
A friend of mine who is fully sighted is looking for some books about blindness
from a radical/progressive perspective. A local bookstore has the below books,
which I haven't read. Does anyone know anything about any of them? and if one
or more of them are written from a radical/progressive perspective?
I checked and found that all three of them are on Bookshare.
1. Blind Man's Bluff by Geri Taeckeus
2. Long Time No See by Beth Finke
3. For The Benefit Of Those Who See by Rosemary Mahoney
Thanks in advance for whatever you can tell me.
For justice and peace,
Sylvie
