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
  1. Himes, Joseph S. (9 May 2018). "Some Concepts of Blindness in American Culture". Social Casework. 31 (10): 410–416. doi:10.1177/104438945003101002. S2CID 150116014.
  2. Weisleder, Pedro (24 April 2012). "No Such Thing as a "Blind Culture"". Journal of Child Neurology. 27 (6): 819–820. doi:10.1177/0883073812441249. PMID 22532546. S2CID 41588734.
  3. Hopfe, Alyssa (July 1999). "The Culture of Blindness". www.blindcanadians.ca. Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians.
  4. Pierce, Barbara (November 2008). "No Such Thing as Blind Culture". www.nfb.org. Braille Monitor.
  5. "A 20/20 Perspective on Blind Culture". The Pitt Pulse. 18 January 2018.


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