blind people are often exhausted by daily prejudice – but being blind is 'inherently creative'

  • Written by: Amanda Tink, Adjunct Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
blind people are often exhausted by daily prejudice – but being blind is 'inherently creative'Thirdman/Pexels

Andrew Leland was in his thirties when he had to stop driving at night – and then stop driving at all. Next, he had to start using a cane in public. As the cycle of decreasing vision became familiar, each absent sliver of vision required more adjustment to how he navigated the world.

He moves through the same steps in the...

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