Driver appoints that the adjective blind means unaware but he goes on to prove that the blind are not a minority lacking awareness. He says “vision is not necessary to be fully aware… With training and opportunity, the blind can compete on terms of equality with the sighted”. Driver in this statement opens doors to the idea that blind are not given the opportunity to show their potential when he adds in “with training and opportunity”. Through these words he expresses that the blind are rejected to receiving the same opportunities and trainings as those with sight which is true and technically discrimination. In the real world, people are rejected the same opportunities because of their disabilities but as shown in the story cathedral a disability doesn’t stop one. Robert although he is sightless, proves to have more insight than Bub because of his disability. He proves that a disability doesn’t stop one but instead encourages them and makes their other senses stronger. Robert is able to prove that although he lacks the ability to see him being able to feel and listen actively he can understand and comprehend just as well as Bub. Studies by the Scientific America are incorporated into the article “Super Powers for the Blind and Deaf” by Mary Bates say “improvement in the remaining senses is a result of learned behavior; in the absence of vision…one sense is lost, the areas of the brain normally devoted to handling that sensory information do not go unused [but is] rewired and put to work processing other senses.” Bates studies show that lacking one sense doesn’t force you to completely lack ability but instead strengths your remaining sense so that your just as able as anyone else. Society doesn’t realize that our senses work hand and hand
Driver appoints that the adjective blind means unaware but he goes on to prove that the blind are not a minority lacking awareness. He says “vision is not necessary to be fully aware… With training and opportunity, the blind can compete on terms of equality with the sighted”. Driver in this statement opens doors to the idea that blind are not given the opportunity to show their potential when he adds in “with training and opportunity”. Through these words he expresses that the blind are rejected to receiving the same opportunities and trainings as those with sight which is true and technically discrimination. In the real world, people are rejected the same opportunities because of their disabilities but as shown in the story cathedral a disability doesn’t stop one. Robert although he is sightless, proves to have more insight than Bub because of his disability. He proves that a disability doesn’t stop one but instead encourages them and makes their other senses stronger. Robert is able to prove that although he lacks the ability to see him being able to feel and listen actively he can understand and comprehend just as well as Bub. Studies by the Scientific America are incorporated into the article “Super Powers for the Blind and Deaf” by Mary Bates say “improvement in the remaining senses is a result of learned behavior; in the absence of vision…one sense is lost, the areas of the brain normally devoted to handling that sensory information do not go unused [but is] rewired and put to work processing other senses.” Bates studies show that lacking one sense doesn’t force you to completely lack ability but instead strengths your remaining sense so that your just as able as anyone else. Society doesn’t realize that our senses work hand and hand