Blindness WAS Harry Potter Movie

Sharon Hawkinson sweetnightingale at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jan 20 11:31:31 UTC 2006


  > [Lee]:
  > Funny? No, not at all. Just because one is blind doesn't mean that words
  > must be changed.  We "see" differently than you do, granted, but our 
  > hearing
  > is our sight, our touch is our sight.  There is a quote I love which says,
  > "Sight is a faculty, seeing is an art," so we get artistic in the way we
  > see.
  >
  > Most blind people have no problem with saying we watch TV and movies, 
  > listen
  > to radio, etc.  I suppose it's in one's point of view. :-)
  >
  > Hope that helps.
  >
  > Cheers,
  >
  > Lee :-)
  > (Off to watch another Stargate DVD.)
  
Lee,

You said this very well. I'm visually impaired myself. I have just a touch of vision in my right eye, but that's it--been that way since birth. 

I totally agree with what you said here. And yes, I love to "watch" my movies too. :)

Sharon






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