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British Journal of Visual Impairment, Vol. 22, No. 2, 52-54 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0264619604046637

Terminology and the psychosocial burden of blindness

David Bolt

29 Marsh Court, Maybank, Staffordshire, ST5 0TH UKbolt{at}wellofthesaints.freeserve.co.uk

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.


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