Confronting Stereotypes About Blindness: "Who Takes Care of You?"
Psychology Today,
Negative cultural stereotypes about blind and older adults cause people to question their ability to live independently.
Negative cultural stereotypes about blind and older adults cause people to question their ability to live independently.
Here’s a puzzle: why do we neglect and disdain the one vulnerable group we all eventually will join? Beauvoir had an answer …
Scene: A long-term care facility. A nurse is helping an older resident with dementia as she takes a shower.Nurse: “There we go…