My Heart Is Not Blind

On Blindness and Perception

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• Publisher: Trinity University Press
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781595348753
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Photography

My Heart Is Not Blind: On Blindness and Perception is a collection of stunning portraits of blind and visually impaired people taken by photographer Michael Nye. Each image is accompanied by an intimate story told by the subject concerning his or her experiences and unique perspective.The causes of vision loss range from genetic predispositions (retinitis pigmentosa) or disease (glaucoma) to external circumstances such as accidents (struck by a train) or violence (gunshot wound). The people in this diverse group differ not only in their particular conditions and losses but also in their cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Taken as a whole, however, the accounts of adapting to changing modes of perception are bound by a common theme of resilience, revealed in shared reactions and unexpected insights.The subjects depicted in My Heart Is Not Blind share their experiences and unique perspectives in a personal narratives that accompany their respective portraits. Most speak of the transition from sight to vision loss, and how that has changed—and not changed—their ability to perceive the surrounding world. Some question the classification of blindness as a disability. One participant proposes that blindness may, in some ways, even aid in perception, musing, "if you can always see the sun, you can never discover the stars." My Heart Is Not Blind offers a window into the world of the blind and visually impaired, revealing surprising similarities and fascinating differences alongside compelling accounts of survival, adaptation, and heightened understanding. The collection invites us to reconsider what we think we know about blindness in order to gain a deeper understanding of vision and perception.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Dean Georgiev
• Chelsea Muñoz
• Mario Aguirre
• Paloma Rambana
• Chad Duncan
• Marti Hathorn
• Burns Taylor
• Karen Petty
• Robert Dittman
• Nadine Saffell
• Richard Cashat
• Ann Humphries
• Michael Hingson
• Qusay Hussein
• Jimmy Podsim
• Christina and Weston Wright
• Richard Turner
• Natalie Watkins, Part I
• Natalie Watkins, Part II
• Jack Levine
• George White
• Katie Keim
• Kay (Silk) Littlejohn
• Cleo Carranza
• Ray Paz
• Wanda Austin
• Juanito Castillo
• Olivia Chavez
• Michael McCulloch
• Calvin Whitehead
• Sandhya Rao
• Dominic Helm
• Sandra Contreras
• Raúl Gamez
• Judy Jackson
• Kellie Givens
• John Wimmer
• Sylvia Perez
• Virgil Stinnett
• Roger Meyers
• Jeffrey Olivarez
• Frances Fuentes
• Ernest Ramos
• Roseanne Rodríguez
• Shellford Cantan
• Larry Johnson
• Acknowledgments
• Index of Medical Conditions and Circumstances
• Copyright