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"Blind" has way more of a wide definition than we usually appreciate. I volunteer at a food pantry. There is one old lady who is sometimes rude in the line, sh
by asveikau 1y ago
"Blind" has way more of a wide definition than we usually appreciate.
I volunteer at a food pantry. There is one old lady who is sometimes rude in the line, shoving through saying "move it, I'm blind!!" She sometimes informs me that produce I hand her has black spots and she doesn't want it.
I believe she may actually be legally blind.
- cheschire 1y agoBlack spots often have a different feeling on produce.
- asveikau 1y agoThat's a good point. I'm fairly certain that lady has said that to me before touching the food. I think some legally blind people are good with shapes and big contrasts. She may also be relying on smell and not expressing it.
- borski 1y agoIf they have any sight at all, their ability to cope with that limited sight would also be greatly increased; that is, if their resolution is significantly lower, their relative contrast may be much higher, even if what the object is is much less clear, without context.
- monster_truck 1y agoI have family like this. They can see enough 'shape' to play something like Tetris extremely well but anything that relies on colors is usually a no. When we were young they had color but that went away first. My understanding is that as they get older the resolution of the shapes gets lower and lower, so they have to make things bigger and be as close as possible. It was beyond the point of glasses being able to do anything useful for them just as they finished college.
- pinoy420 1y ago[dead]