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Brad
writes, "I was reading that some
people with vision problems look for people with
normal vision (though I have heard of couples that are
both
blind). I think it makes perfect sense for one
partner to have good vision since she or he can make
life easy for the other. I am a 21 year old man with
perfectly normal vision but would like to
date a
visually impaired woman but I don't know where to
find them. I have never even met a blind woman although
I did meet a blind man on the bus once and it was really
interesting talking to him about what his day is like
and how he gets around. I have no idea where I could
find one and if one would want to date a sighted man. If
you know of any sites or anything could you let me
know?"
Millions of women have
vision problems
I can understand that you have not met
a blind woman because I haven't too, though, I have seen
them occasionally in public. Having said that, the 2008
National Health Interview Survey Provisional Report
says that 25 million Americans reported
experiencing vision loss. In other words there must be
lots of women in your age group.
I did a quick search to find out that, for obvious
reasons, there are no good websites for dating for blind
people (surfing the web for blind people is still very
difficult and most websites are not designed for them).
Have you done some research locally to find out any
programs or charities or other institutions that cater
to blind people? You could always start off by
volunteering there and that could lead to a new world
for you and that might create opportunities for dating
too. Tips from a blind woman
I was fortunate
enough to get a response from someone who has provided
great insights. This is what she writes, "There is
one simple reason blind people wish to have sighted
partners, they wish for help. I too, wish for a sighted
partner because I feel as if it would be lonely without
one. I wish for someone to explain the world to me. If I
were to have children, they could read and look at their
work. If you look at the National Federation For The
Blind or even look on Facebook or
Twitter, they have
plenty of groups for blind people. All blind people want
is to be treated like normal people. We aren't disabled,
our eyes just don't work like others do. We can do
everything sighted people can do, just differently. If
people accept us for who we are, we are willing do
accept them. The best thing about dating a blind person
is that they are not judgmental. They like you for who
you are." |
