Other Beliefs About Blindness
In the NFB, it is said that "the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of information that exist." The NFB strives to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect through collective action by the organized blind speaking for the blind. Through a variety of programs and self-advocacy, the NFB educates the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality. The NFB works to remove misconceptions and lack of information about blindness through education and creation of imaginative solutions to enable full integration of blind people into society.
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Famous quotes containing the words beliefs and/or blindness:
“Both Eliot and Pound condense; their best verse is weighted—Pound’s, with sensual experience primarily, and Eliot’s with beliefs. Where the mind’s life is concerned the senses produce images, and beliefs produce dramatic cries. The condensation is important.”
—R.P. Blackmur (1904–1965)
“the heart,
this child of myself that resides in the flesh,
this ultimate signature of the me, the start
of my blindness and sleep, builds a death crèche.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)