Though I am blind, I regularly use the language of the sighted to better communicate in this visually driven world. I “see,” I “watch,” I “look.” With the help of descriptions provided by family, friends, and colleagues, I am able to make my way through the world of the sighted. I am able to write this book and, I hope, make vivid what I have never seen. As I am in a small minority, you might say I have little choice in the matter, but my life is both easier and richer as a result of my fluency in “visual speak.” I have access to the dominant language and experience of the sighted, and because
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