Blind Q&A: An Introduction

Hello, dear readers,

Over the next week or two “Unlit: A Multiblog” will be running a miniseries known as “Blind Q&A.” Each post in this series will highlight burning questions sent in by anonymous readers about blindness. I, along with several other blind and visually impaired volunteers, will provide our answers to these questions. These answers don’t establish any of us as spokespersons for the blind. The experience of blindness is not the same for everyone and someone might have a completely different answer than what is expressed in this series. However, I chose to request volunteers to answer these questions in order to represent a small sample of the diversity of blindness.

            The idea of a post like this came to mind because of how little people know about blindness, or disability in general. It’s been made such a taboo subject that many people are afraid to ask about it and end up believing false information. This creates a huge gap of misunderstanding and leads to discrimination. I have crafted this series in the hopes that my audience will become somewhat informed about how to interact with someone who is blind.

            I would like to sincerely thank Leena K, Swatha N, and Michael H for theira contributions to this series. You can expect the first post of the series on Nonday, May 22, 2017.