Tips For Assisting Blind People

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Tips For Assisting Blind People
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Introduction

• Many of us know blind people and want to be
  supportive, but arent quite sure how to behave
  in a way thats helpful.
• Alerting the person when you walk in the room,
  asking how you can help and using language thats
  not awkward are all ways you can show courtesy to
  a blind person
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Greet the person out loud

• When you walk into a room where a blind person
  is waiting, saying something right away will
  alert them to your presence.
• Being quiet until youre right next to the person
  might make them feel as though you just snuck up
  out of nowhere, which isnt comfortable for
  anyone.
• Say your name so they know who you are.
• If the person offers a hand to shake, go ahead.

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Tell the person when you leave the room

• It might not be intuitive, but you should always
  say something when you're about to leave.
• Don't just assume the person will be able to hear
  you walking out.
• It's impolite to walk away without saying
  anything, since youll leave the person talking
  to air.
• This is frustrating and embarrassing

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Ask if the person would like help

• If it seems as though the person could use some
  assistance, the best thing to do is ask instead
  of just assuming they require your help. Just
  politely say,
• If they say theyd like assistance, do only what
  is asked, and no more.
• Its common for well-meaning sighted people to
  take over and end up hurting more than theyve
  helped.
• In some situations, there's really no need to
  even ask.

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Ask the person questions directly

• Many people who don't have experience around the
  blind aren't sure how to address the blind
  person, so they instead address his or her
  companion.
• In a restaurant, for example, it's common for
  servers to ask the person seated next to a blind
  person if they would like more water, a menu, and
  so on.
• Blind people can hear just fine, and there's
  absolutely no reason not to address them as you
  would anyone else.

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Conclusion

• If you have a friend or family member who has
  just become blind, the person may be struggling
  and frightened.
• They are probably spending a lot of time with
  doctors and therapists to make different life
  transitions.
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