Blind Spot: An Exploration and Education of Blindness

Two million people in the UK live with sight loss, and many more worldwide. Maud Rowell's book "Blind Spot" challenges readers to think differently about what they may take for granted, showcasing the world as it looks for someone who does not see. She offers practical insights based on her own experiences and highlights incredible blind pioneers through history and the current day. Society needs to support everyone, and it's time we caught up.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: 404 Ink

Two million people in the UK live with sight loss, and many more worldwide. Yet the general population knows very little about the day-to-day life of the blind, who must move through a world not designed with them in mind, from city planning and technology to pop culture and education. What's more, blind people often fall off the pages of our history books, despite being some of the most prolific figures in their fields. In Blind Spot, Maud Rowell challenges readers to think differently about what they may take for granted, carrying them on a whirlwind tour through time and space - from Japanese tube stations to the 18th-century museum - to showcase what the world looks like for someone who does not see. She offers practical insights based on her own experiences, as well as spotlighting incredible blind pioneers - explorers, artists, scientists, and more - through history and the current day, unearthed through her own research and interviews. In educating us about the realities of sight loss, Maud shows us how to be aware of our own blind spots, offering the knowledge needed to become better, more tolerant members of diverse communities. Society needs to support everyone - it's time we caught up.

Weight: 88g
Dimension: 507 x 196 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912489428