Why the New Touchless, Physically-Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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In this essay, I discuss how an unanticipated consequence of following this tri-part guidance for staying ‘safe’ is the effective demonization of touch, which has led to many unforeseen challenges for more than 12 million people in the U.S. (and over 285 million people worldwide) who are blind or visually impaired (BVI). Read more athttp://www.accessibilitynewsinternational.com/covid-19-and-blindness-why-the-new-touchless-physically-distant-world-sucks-for-people-with-visual-impairment/ […]

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Why the New Touchless, Physically-Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment – Accessibility News International

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Nicholas A. Giudice, Ph.D.Jun 3 As a congenitally blind person, it has become obvious to me that my reliance on touch as a primary mode of experiencing the world puts me at odds with current best practices for avoiding the coronavirus. The principle guidance for safeguarding against COVID-19 is to (1) curtail physical contact with […]

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