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Podcast: Growing up Blind Conversations with Dr. G
Episode: For far too long adults have held an unrealistic expectation that blind babies will walk independently without the protection of a white cane.
Description: Send a textThis is the soundtrack of the video posted on YouTube. It shows footage from 1960s and audio tape interviews of children born blind in the 1950s. Marcia new she was blind when she entered kindergarten. She noticed her peers ran around and she didn’t. Running without a two-step safety buffer is not recommended. A 1966 blind high schooler is shown being shadowed for safety by a sighted peer. This sends the same message- sighted kids are more capable. But that is only true because he uses his vision for safety. Give the blind child a...