It's all about perception

How we perceive things is almost often the major factor in what we do, what we say, and how we act. This is what a blind person has to accept; this is how the rest of the world does it when it comes to their perception of us.

We are perceived on how we act, what we say, and what we do and for a blind person the rest of the world may be perceived by us to be more inclined to judge us on the above. Unfortunately, much of society tends to paint us based on very narrow experiences. In other words, if they have had an experience with just one or maybe two blind persons, they tend to perceive that all blind persons are just like those they have had an experience with.

Believe it or not, and I am really not trying to be condescending, each blind person is an individual on to his/herself. We are each unique with a unique set of characteristics; just like each person of the rest of the world. We each think differently, behave differently, and do things differently.

I’m Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and urging you to go out there and tell others about my blogs.
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