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From: Steve.Petrica@hnews.fidonet.org (Steve Petrica)
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Subject: Re: BLINDNESS AND THE BLINDFOLD
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Date: 31 Oct 90 03:06:48 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Actually, this is to David, Paula, et al, who are part of this thread.
As a sighted person, I have felt a little like a do on the street when
a blind person passes, that is to say, curious about what your experi-
ence is like. Obviously, wearing a blindfold for awhile won't tell me
much about that; only a blind person can do that. And I don't know any
blind people, other than you all. So maybe rather than arguing about
the value of "blindfold" experiments, you could tell this sighted per-
son something concrete about what day-to-day life is like for you --
you know, family, work, social life, meeting people, and so on. Look-
ing forward to hearing from you. Steve

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