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14 The Secret Life of Art and Accessibility (TPE Hyperlinked Endnotes)

14 The Secret Life of Art and Accessibility (TPE Hyperlinked Endnotes)

Posted on August 28, 2022August 28, 2022'There Plant Eyes' Endnotes, Meet The BlindKind of TPE

In the previous chapter, “Portrait of the (Working) Writer as Blind,” Dr. M. Leona Godin discusses discrimination in the publishing world and how it reflects the biases of our culture that would rather pity blind ...

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‘Unseen Reheard’ * Andy Slater * Companion Text Plus Sample Track

‘Unseen Reheard’ * Andy Slater * Companion Text Plus Sample Track

Posted on August 28, 2022August 28, 2022Meet The BlindKind of TPE

*This is the companion text to Unseen Reheard by sound artist Andy Slater, who is featured in Chapter 14: The Secret Life of Art and Accessibility.*   When a visually impaired person listens they are ...

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13 Portrait of the (Working) Writer as Blind (TPE Hyperlinked Endnotes)

13 Portrait of the (Working) Writer as Blind (TPE Hyperlinked Endnotes)

Posted on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022'There Plant Eyes' Endnotes, Blindness and Literature, Meet The BlindKind of TPE

IN the previous chapter, “Sanctified by Affliction, or Not,” Godin discusses the discrimination and biases felt by many blind people in their personal lives—from dating and marriage and children—to the lack of representations in the ...

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“All the World’s a Stage: Thoughts on Erving Goffman” by Jim Knipfel

“All the World’s a Stage: Thoughts on Erving Goffman” by Jim Knipfel

Posted on August 8, 2022August 7, 2022Blindness and Literature, Meet The BlindKind of TPE

In 1988, a socio-linguist at the university of Pennsylvania posted a note on the departmental bulletin board announcing she had moved her late husband’s personal library into an unused office. Anyone who wanted any of ...

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Author Alice Eakes Interviewed by Leona Godin

Author Alice Eakes Interviewed by Leona Godin

Posted on July 29, 2022July 28, 2022Blindness and Literature, Meet The BlindKind of TPE

I first encountered Alice Eakes in her Huff Post opinion piece: “Yes, Blind People Read Books. We Write Them, Too.” I immediately knew I wanted to meet her. But I’m shy, so I quoted her ...

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12 Sanctified by Affliction, or Not (TPE Hyperlinked Endnotes)

12 Sanctified by Affliction, or Not (TPE Hyperlinked Endnotes)

Posted on June 22, 2022'There Plant Eyes' Endnotes, Blindness and Literature, Down With Ocularcentrism, Meet The BlindKind of TPE

In the previous chapter, “Helen Keller in Vaudeville and in Love,” Godin incites  readers to think about how notions of the virginal blind oppressed Helen Keller and stifled her dreams of becoming a wife and ...

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Darren Harbour, “The Inspirer,” Demands Inclusion in the Pro Wrestling Ring

Darren Harbour, “The Inspirer,” Demands Inclusion in the Pro Wrestling Ring

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021Down With Ocularcentrism, Meet The BlindKind of TPE

In “Sanctified by Affliction, or Not” (Chapter 12 of There Plant Eyes), we meet Darren Harbour, a blind actor, dancer, model, stand-up comedian, massage therapist, and wrestler. Yes, you heard right: Darren is a wrestler ...

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