Blindness

People may be born blind or become blinded later in life through a health condition or accident. To understand this condition and its effects better, the following podcasts may be helpful.

  • Richard Fidler interviews blind lawyer Ron McCallum about academic pursuit while blind. 
  • Richard Fidler interviews Daniel Kish about using echolocation to perceive his environment

The following books may provide helpful insight into the experience of being blind.

  • Touching the Rock: An Experience of Blindness by John Hull provides a first person account of losing sight over several years as an adult.
  • Three Plant Eyes by M Leona Godin is a review of stories of blindness across time and culture interwoven with a personal account of the losing eyesight from the age of 10.