Sydney Easter Show with the blind
Don’t let being blind stop you from gaining life experiences
It’s Easter in Sydney, and that means the magical Easter Show! So who better to take, than a blind person…
“Just because you walk with a guidance stick doesn’t mean you are completely blind.”
What people need to realise, is that there is a difference between completely blind and legally blind. The latter gets the luxury of have low vision, which means they can actually see a little bit. Individuals will see at different depths and proximities, they will experience the world often in different colours and are defintely more independent than you think.
On Sunday I had the incredible opportunity of taking a lovely legally blind lady to the Easter Show. She was able to experience patting incredible livestock, tasting delicious food samples, riding exhilarating ferris wheel and going round crazy carousel. What a great time we had!
There is more to watching an event... than simply using your eyes
Not everyone understood how I could take a legally blind lady around the show, with people passing comments that the Easter Show is not a suitable place to bring blind people at all. But I can tell you this much, nothing should stop you if you are blind, and you should give everything a go.
Shows are perfect opportunities for the blind and disabled to get out and about and create new experiences… so don’t let anything stop you!
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