A Philosophy Of Blindness

          At first glance it might seem strange to have a section about a philosophy of blindness, however I think it is an extremely important topic to cover. The reason is simple, how you view blindness will determine your reaction to being blind or to those of us who are blind.

          There are as many “philosophies” of blindness as there are people so obviously I won't be trying to cover EVERY point here. What I want to do is present you with some ideas about what blindness is, a positive outlook if you will, and thereby let you know what blindness DOES NOT NEED TO BE.

          Whether we think about it or not we all have a philosophy of blindness. It determines how we treat blind people and how we think about ourselves if we are or become blind.

          Of course one question to answer is who is blind? Then there's the ":sensitive": question of what do you call someone who is blind? My short answer would be blind, but God help us some people are offended by that "nasty five letter word."

          So here are some discussions about different aspects of blindness, incidents that have happened to blind people and the affects of different philosophies of blindness.

• Blindness: Handicap Or Characteristic?
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• Blindness: Concepts And Misconceptions.
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• Blindness: A Left-Handed Dissertation.
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• The Nature Of Independence.
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• The Pitfalls Of Political Correctness: Euphemisms Excoriated.
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• People-First Language: An Unholy Crusade.
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• The Value of Decision.
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• The Urgency of Optimism.
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• Expanding the Limits: The Uncertainty of Exploration.
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• An Element of Justice.
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• The Edge of Tomorrow.
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• The Assimilation of Crisis.
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• The Rest of Reality.
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• Leadership and the Matrix of Power.
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• Independence and the Necessity for Diplomacy.
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• The Personality of Freedom.
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• The Mental Discipline of the Movement.
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• The Search for Anonymity.
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• The Day After Civil Rights.
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• The Essence Of Maturity.
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• The Heritage Of Conflict.
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• Let The Wing Of The Butterfly Flap.
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• Continuity Of Leadership: Twin Requirements.
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• The Mysterious Ten Percent.
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• Reflecting The Flame.
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• The Federation At Fifty.
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• Language And The Future Of The Blind.
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• Preparation And The Critical Nudge.
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• Back To Notre Dame.
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• Blindness: The Coming Of The Third Generation.
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• Blindness: The Pattern Of Freedom.
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• Blindness: The Circle Of Sophistry.
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• Blindness: The Other Half Of Inertia.
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• Blindness: Simplicity, Complexity, And The Public Mind.
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• Blindness: The Corner Of Time.
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• Blindness: The Lessons Of History.
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• Blindness: That's How It Is At The Top Of The Stairs.
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• To Every Thing There Is A Season.
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• Blindness: Of Visions And Vultures.
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• Blindness: Is The Public Against Us?
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• Blindness: Is Literature Against Us?
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• Blindness: Is History Against Us?
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• Blindness: The New Generation.
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• To Man The Barricades.
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• Blindness: The Myth And The Image.
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• Blindness: New Insights On Old Outlooks.
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• Blindness: Milestones And Millstones.
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• Cross Of Blindness.
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• Within The Grace Of God.
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• The Neurotic Blind And Neurotic Sighted Twin Psychological Fallacies.
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