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When I was a young boy, I was diagnosed with pre-senile cone dysfunction, a disorder that would lead to eventual blindness. My parents were devastated and could not imagine how I could live independently if I became blind. Like so many other people, they did not know anyone who was blind. They knew only two extremes: the less-than-flattering stereotypes about blind people or at the other end of the spectrum, a rare individual like Helen Keller. Those who are blind or visually impaired have often told me their biggest barrier is not vision loss itself, but society’s view of them as blind people.
Having worked in the blindness field my entire adult life, I’ve met thousands of people with vision loss. They are students attending mainstream schools who are more than capable of keeping up with or surpassing their sighted peers. They’re working nine-to-five jobs and doing them well.
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President and CEO
American Foundation for the Blind
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