Shared Visions: Reflections of a Blind Docent

Judith Kahn Schmeidler

doi:10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3752

Shared Visions: Reflections of a Blind Docent

Authors

Judith Kahn Schmeidler

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3752

Keywords:

blind docent, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Jewish Museum

Abstract

Can a blind person serve as a museum docent? This personal account proves that it is possible and rewarding. The author shares her experience of lost vision due to Retinitis Pigmentosa, and the challenges she meets in order to continue as a docent at a museum that she loves. Key words:Blind docent,Retinitis Pigmentosa, Jewish Museum

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2013-05-12

How to Cite

Schmeidler, J. K. (2013). Shared Visions: Reflections of a Blind Docent. Disability Studies Quarterly, 33(3). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3752