Uchenna Okafor

Living with Vision Loss in the Developing Countries Uchenna Okafor

This compendium is a story of how I daily swim against the ocean current of popular assumptions about vision loss on my journey to exploiting possibilities. In short, you may title it an exposition into artificial obstacles that barricade the psychological, social and economic freedom of the blind in developing countries, particularly in Africa. Rightly artificial because the blind visual disability is not overall inability, against the belief of many sighted persons though. Sure, there're still thousands of possible interrventions for the blind as highlighted in this book: Living with Vision-loss in the Developing Countries published on the amazon kindle ebook and paper back. Sadly however, the sighted population in Africa pitches their approach towards blindness on baseless assumptions and beliefs. Regardless of global advancements in policies, civilization, and technology, it remains a surprise why and how the blind in Africa still live in the natural and helpless condition of their blindness. This erroneous attitude towards blindness is the cankerworm that is eating up the seeds of productivity among the blind. Disappointedly, even the government, employers, religious groups, and the very families of the blind are found in this ugly trend against the progress of the blind in Africa . Although christened disabled persons, the blind still retain over 90% potential to contribute a fair chunk to the economic growth and development of their society. They're sometimes more productive than the sighted. Are you asking how? Don't argue yet, just read this book to find out more. Look, it makes no sense for Africa to be harping policy of inclusion alongside developed countries while making giant strides against the implementation. Remember, no one gets to the North Pole by travelling due South.