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Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 3
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Terminology and the Psychosocial Burden of Blindness
Bolt, David
British Journal of Visual Impairment, v22 n2 p52-54 2004
Various denotations and connotations of the word "blindness" are examined and the inference is drawn that they constitute a psychosocial burden that perpetuates prejudice. The analysis leads on to a hypothesis in which a more progressive terminology could lead to reduction of this burden.
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Disabilities, Progressive Education, Vocabulary, Bias, Social Environment
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