They didn’t seem to know I’m blind?
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I'm Molly, a typical sushi, makeup, and fashion loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind! I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at just 4 years old and began public speaking at age 5. I started just doing motivational speaking, but now I make videos and even model! Even though I can’t see, I know that there are bright spots in everything we face. Let’s find them together. 💕
I don't know what the case is for Dubai, but in some countries, disabled people don't go out alone in public, so accessibility aids aren't used nearly as much. My grandmother has been blind for 15+ years and she has never used a cane or guide dog and I don't know if she even knows they exist.
That’s genuinely so sad 😢 to not know there are mobility aids, or options to help your life be easier. I’m disabled, and while I’m still learning everything that can help me, I’m at least aware of different resources. I wish we had more education for disabled folks
Armenia here. Recently saw the only blind person with a cane in my 18 years of life. Of course I became friends with him and when he said that o&m wasn't taught here I gasped like Molly lmfao
I also have a blind grandma and yes she doesn't get outside alone...
Your poor grandmother!!! How horrible!
That was my thought.
I agree . usually disable isn't leaving the house or if blind but able in other ways with another human
I poked around online and it seems that the UAE doesn't generally encourage accessibility or independence for blind people, so maybe they were surprised at how much you did for yourself. I'd love to learn more about this too.
Another reason I was shocked she went there. We stand traveling, and learning about cultures, but we don’t stand cultures who aren’t accepting
@@AbstractlyDelen She went there for the Forbes 30 under 30 summit.
That makes me really sad….
@@AbstractlyDelen And by travelling there, she is literally proving to them wrong. Some people don't know what they don't know.
@@AbstractlyDelenthat’s an incredibly insensitive and kind of xenophobic to say. Dubai has a very different culture and outlook than the United States and is vastly more collectivistic than individualistic. To them the individual autonomy of a blind person without a caregiver likely doesn’t even come to mind since it’s rarely if ever needed for them to be alone outside. In a collectivistic culture the disabled aren’t expected to NEED to care for themselves thus many don’t. It’s not that they CANT get a cane or are actively discouraged from it. It just literally doesn’t come to mind for most.
I have lived in UAE my whole life and I have never come across a blind person with a cane. I only know about it because I have seen it on tv and I watch your channel. We just don't see blind people walking around independently here. It's sad
I agree I also have lived in the uae my whole life
So assume that extends to other disabilities? People aren’t supported or encouraged to be independent.
That's so sad.
Blind people don't see you, either.
That's very unfortunate. I think the blind in UAE would benefit from advocacy!
i lived in dubai for over 15 years and i had never once seen a blind person, its very rare to see disabled people in public, reasons vary from inaccessiblity and bad social stigma. the only places that have the floor bumps (not sure the name the ones you roll your cane over to guide yourslef) are only found in the metro and sometimes lead nowhere.
in the past few years theres been work on changing this though and make things more accessible and to better educate people
I guess part of the reason is that the vast majority of the population of Dubai is there on short-term work visas and, therefore, probably skew able-bodied.
Wonder if this is why I see middle eastern blind players always online in audio games. That's so sad.
In UEA people are NOT encouraged to be independent with a disability. I’m in a manual wheelchair and people were coming up to me FOR PHOTOS…
2 of the women did think I am the actress who played June Osbourne from Handmaids Tale as I look like her, I took the photo anyways. But another like 10-12 people came up to me all individually and either A. Gave me money/wanted to give me money. B. Asked me if I was using the wheelchair cause I actually needed it as they were genuinely confused as they had never seen a wheelchair out of a care home or hospital and C. Wanted to pray for my full recovery (which is a sweet gesture) but I don’t appreciate it as it’s super ableist. But then the whole UAE is super ableist… 😅
Welp i never wanna go there
Karen alert. If they want to pray for you, that's a positive Karen.
@@agoogleuser8492praying for someone means they think something is wrong with you or that you need fixed. It’s rude AF honestly!
Omg ☠️ what a strange experience
@@agoogleuser8492 how about you let the disabled person decide for themselves what they consider rude or not? Maybe their condition is not healable so praying for a full recovery means people don't actually listen to the disabled person? Maybe the disabled person does not want a full recovery?
No need to call them a Karen when they have not at all behaved like one
Wow, Comments here really putting a dent in all the propaganda on IG about how great Dubai is to live.
Well every culture has it's pros and cons. Being ashamed of person's with disabilities and discouraging thier autonomy and independance is one of them. This is present in other areas of thebworld as well
It is great if your wealthy don't drink or do drugs or are disabled in any way
Dubai isn't the end all be all of the culture in the United emirates, it's like a playground for rich people. Most of the buildings there aren't actually occupied and there's a hard division between the upper class people who own land and the workers shipped in to build and maintain everything. It's arguably not even a real city tbh
It is great to live there if you are able bodied 🥴
Arab country = less human rights. It’s just the way it is
It's facinating that the dog doesn't tell people you're blind. The ridgid harness on guide dogs is fairly distinctive.
People don't know the differences in harnesses between guide dogs and other service dogs
these types of harnesses are also used by people with mobility issues
@@Kyroussel Then I would make the opposite mistake if it's the same harness. I associate the long diagonal ridged harness with guide dogs.
Guide dogs aren’t just used by the blind/visually impaired. I’m disabled, and in the next few years I’ll need a dog to help with mobility issues (balance, helping me find bathrooms/chairs, etc) and will use a rigid harness to help with some of my needs possibly
No it makes a lot of sense actually... It's not like it's common to see guide dogs at all so why would people be noticing the kind of harness on every dog they see? Also most people do not actually know what the harnesses look like. Not sure where you'd get the idea that they do. Many many people have literally never witnessed anybody use a guide dog in their lives. If there happens to be a blind person on tv or something, which doesn't really happen, people often don't note details such as what the dog's harness looks like or what colors a cane is because generally it's made known that the person is blind before viewers need to think about what they're looking at.
There are a lot of countries that do have heavy abelisism, but dont recognize it. A lot of it is a cultural norm to just rely on each other, but when it comes to an individual with a disability, independence is such an important concept. When you have a disability, taking back independence is integral to learning how to live and function in life. That's the main reason why having a disability in certain countries can be extremely challenging since there is a cultural expectation for those with disabilities to just rely on their families to support them with little to no focus on independence.
And to the people who are gonna call this xenophobic- calling out abelism in countries isn't xenophobic. It's recongizing world wide issues that need to be improved.
Indeed, I'd consider it xenophobic to expect less of a people, because they are "other."
In the UAE, blind people are kept sequestered in their homes. There are no services or teachers for the blind. In your home, you know your way around your house without a cane. And since you don't leave the house, you still don't need a cane.
I know people in the US who have been blind longer than I have (20+ years for me) and they STILL don't have a cane, or if they do, they've never learned to use it properly.
Anyway, if you haven't seen one or heard of it, you don't know what a long cane means.
That’s pretty sad that they’re just in their homes :(
@@prinzezze It's very sad. When my driving glasses ($1500+) were broken, I was afraid to leave the house after being nearly run over (he bent my aluminum cane) by someone who was trying to beat traffic as I was legally crossing the road.
I felt pretty hopeless until my glasses were repaired six weeks later.
Thank you for understanding the lack of life they must have.
I’d thrive there I think because I plainly never leave my house alone unless absolutely necessary. Not even because I’m blind because I’ve been VI since birth but simply because of people. People can be so rude and cruel about it that I just don’t feel safe. It’s a sad thought but I do love my house.
And why you thought the case of US doesn’t apply in the UAE?
They are services and so and yes they could feel more comfortable at their homes since accessibility solutions are still not well worked on everywhere.
Because I read the story of a woman born in the UAE who said she didn't have any services until her teens, after her family moved. She was shocked that there was such a thing as JAWS, which she had to reach herself.
If I'm incorrect in the information I have, I apologize. I strive for accuracy.
I am from Egypt, generally, we have a lot of stereotyping forms about disabled ppl, and most of places are't easily accessible
Your outfit is GORGEOUS
Thanks I picked it out for her 😊
@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334
No, you didn’t, you’re just a troll who is stalking and harassing her.
@@Positivekitten how am I alt making and Harris her
Ughhhh where is it from!!! I need it 😍
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Unfortunately some regions of the world pwds are usually unseen and they feel some shame, so people are not used too see a blind person and it is more uncommon to see a blind young strong independent woman 😅
Not really, it's because the expected norm is that they wear black glasses. It just confuses them that's all.
@@rep-vile Or maybe not.
To share a little heartwarming anecdote: I know a guy who is blind that comes into my service job alone every day, and as soon as any of my coworkers or I see him, we go over to help him get his usual (we all know his usual and his name) or a random customer will. It is really sweet to see people approach him to ask if he needs help finding anything, instead of ignoring him or taking advantage of him. Bare minimum, I know, but it is sweet to see different people care about a stranger.
Unfortunately some people take offence to that! I was at an event recently where a blind lady got very angry that people kept offering to help her and asking if she was ok. I suppose that is why independence is so important.
I would never get angry at someone, but I must admit I feel very uncomfortable when I use mobility aids and it's very obvious people notice and say things about it.
Education and equal treatment of those with disabilities is very new in the UAE. The general population who has not traveled heavily internationally would never have had even the slightest knowledge of these systems. Less than a single decade ago there were no schools for the blind, training for the blind, alternative audio descriptions, audio signals on every day devices, etc.
Luckily the people of Dubai especially have been changing faster than most cities on earth, and they have been doing so with great fervor. They want to be a modern international business hub of then world, and that means accepting and adapting to different people and circumstances.
It’s not that long ago she would have been beaten with a stick for what she is wearing by the religious police.
I live in Dubai and yes I would’ve probably made the same mistake.. I don’t think I ever saw a blind person with a cane in real life, only in movies tbh.. I think usually people are accompanied by someone so maybe that’s why they don’t use a cane. 🤷🏻♀️
Yeah don't want to say anything negative. But there is maybe a reason because culturally some ppl are not allowed in public allone.
As a queer disabled female who loves Mary Jane to help with my pain, I wouldn’t feel safe going over there. I’m genuinely shocked Molly did. Don’t get me wrong, we love traveling, and learning about new cultures! But we don’t like hostile environments/cultures who aren’t welcoming of all cultures, and could be arrested just for existing/breaking an archaic law
My thoughts went there too
@AbstractlyDelen People are not obligated to only travel to places that respect them. Or you. She does actually know that it's not really encouraged there for disabled people, especially women, to seek independence. She doesn't really know what it's like to get disdainful looks so undoubtedly it's a lot easier for her to not be bothered by that reality.
@@Lindseyisloony like ngl it sounds like you just said because she is blind she is unaware of getting weird looks or possibly being discriminated against.
Sry but only because you can't see ppl looking at you doesn't mean you don't know it is happening. You can still hear ppl talk about you or in some case treat you differently. Blindness doesn't shelter you from discrimination.
At the end of the day she is a content creator and she has to be careful what she says online especially when she is in a country such as this. My comment might come across as "explaining it to her" but tbh I believe she knows or atleast has a assumption as to why it is happening.
When it comes to Arab counties in general besides being very late in providing accessibility, with a long way to go…the culture is different, it’s heavily family oriented and family is expected to accompany and take care of any member with health issues or impairments (even if it means giving up your life to provide care)-that’s why they’re surprised seeing her on her own. They’re most likely impressed too.
Definitely there’s no law or anything bad about a disabled person going out alone anywhere in the region though.
I live in Bahrain and I’ve never seen anyone with a cane or guide dog cause that’s just not rly a thing here. It’s not that we don’t have blind or otherwise disabled people it’s just they have attendants or family to help with everything and resources aren’t there or promoted
Honest question and this isn't intended to come across in any negative light at all, but what do people who have no family anymore or never had a family in their life do if they go blind or was born blind? yeah there might be services for the blind or visually impaired and that’s very important…but not everyone can afford hired help for the blind…Even if the blind person had family, friends or significant other …it’s not feasible to expect someone to give up their lives to devote to yours and your needs…they’ve got their own lives, their own problems and aspirations too! Its sad that there is not much accessibility devices and service animal use in some countries and lack of independence it comes with that.
@@a1r9a9shi99in some cultures it's expected for family to sacrifice a lot to take care of elders or disabled relatives. however sadly if you have no family, or they choose not to, you are utterly fucked... you will probably become a beggar or go to some kind of institution if that exists
@@a1r9a9shi99 The “not everyone can afford hired help” part is usually untrue. Most disabled people in the Arabian gulf countries receive help from the government. Apart from healthcare system being free for all of us the disabled specifically get special treatment and anything needed by them is completely provided by the government.
How sad 😢
@@a1r9a9shi99everyone has family
Simply , blindness awareness.
From my experience in the uk , everyone has to be aware how to spot a blind person, for example a person with a cane with a red stripe or a dog with a brown jacket . These are a few examples of a driving theory exam questions.
A cane for a blind person is white (no red). A red and white cane is for a deaf blind person.
In Dubai basically everybody there is an immigrant and to be an immigrant you have to work or be the dependent child or spouse of somebody who is there for work.
So presumably all the workers that you came into contact with were from countries where the white cane is not as recognised a symbol as it is where you live.
Many people there are also from cultures where a blind person having as much independence as you is basically unheard of so they wouldn't have canes or guide dogs as they would always have another person with them at all times.
Disabled people are also often discriminated against for immigration and jobs. So it’s possible they’re just not hiring any blind people or allowing them to immigrate either. People have also said I. These comments that blind people generally don’t leave the house if they are blind there.
Perhaps bring awareness will help some lonely blind people of Dubai to be seen for the first time, they would love to be able to go out
Off topic but this outfit is beautiful, youre beautiful and amazing ❤
I grew up in America and didn't learn until senior year what canes meant. I even had a blind classmate with a cane and didn't catch on. It wasn't until I came across Matthew and Paul that I finally learned. However, the woman who raised me is rather ableist, at least towards autism (and by extension, me), so that could be why.
Yeah, that's kinda a slow realization. But, now you know.
Moral of the story: America is inferior. Move someplace cooler. (I'm going to Ireland after college.)
At least you're self aware
Yeah.. my mom would use the R word to scare me out of stimming and other autistic behaviors. . . It is a painful experience.
That sounds so painful. ❤
I don't remember where I learned this, but it could be the color /color order of your cane. In different countries, different colors of your cane means different levels of blindness. They might just think you're partially blind.
I hear somewhere that most blind people can see a tiny bit is that true
@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334yes, most have some residual vision and have not gone “completely” blind. molly can see some light, so light sources and things like the shimmer of metal or sequins. but she can’t actually see like writing on paper or someone in front of her
@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 as far as I know it is pretty rarw for someome to see absolutely nothing. Most blind people can still see something, like they have some light perception, or are very very near sighted, or have bad tunnel vision and have a very narrow field if view. And I'm sure that that is only a small part of what is out there and "qualifies" as blind.
@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 There are lots of different causes of blindness that can leave various different forms of limited vision. For example, Molly can somewhat see sources of bright light and sparkles. Whereas another blind content creator, Paul of "Matthew and Paul," has a tiny pinpoint of blurry vision at the center.
@@Naiadryade how did molly get blind
in nepal, only blind people use the cane, and even a child knows when they see one with a cane. i think it’s different in the uae
My friend used to live in the UAE and from what she's said, they're quite far behind other countries in terms of inclusivity. Dubai is the most progressive and open-minded emirate (because they want to attract tourists), but it's still not close to the standards of other countries yet.
its the lack of education and advocacy for disability and stuff like that in the middle east they literally don't know these basic things
I bet you don’t know about all disabilities
@DanSgambelluri disabilities
@DanSgambelluri no one knows all disabilities so it’s not people fault if they don’t know she blind
@@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334but majority of people can infer she's blind from her cane alone
@DanSgambelluri in these countries the autonomy of blind people isn’t encouraged, so blind people stay at home/ aren’t seen in public… so the people doesn’t know about them…
Very sad to see the explanation in the comments that disabled ppl are basically stuck in their homes with little independence 😞 Happens in US a lot too, but to hear that’s the culture around disability is sad.
In the Middle East a lot of old people use canes to help them walk, as a middle eastern myself I would assume you have a medical condition and the cane is there to help you walk, blind people usually have an assistant to guide them, and if you can’t afford it some countries will even pay it for you as well as an allowance for your disability!
Idk if you know what a white cane is so sorry if you do, but a white cane looks nothing like a walking cane for mobility. She has one in this video. It's just a long stick, they don't lean on it like a walking cane. instead they reach it out in front of them and you can see she's moving it back and forth. It bumps up against obstacles, so she knows if there is something in front of her. I'm not sure how it could be confused with a regular cane you would use for walking if you're older or have some other disability
Dubai is not a city with a normal population. Especially not in places like those malls you are in.
maybe its taboo and they guess youre blind but they prefer you to confirm it??
I am obsessed with that outfit omg!
I really want to know where she got this!!! (Gonna be mad if it's from another country 😂)
They don't have a tolerance for disabilities in Arabic countries so there isn't a set procedure for those with disabilities or have a setup similar to the ADA.
Okay but you do not let that stop you from smashing these outfits. It might be because they have a different indicator or methods to help blind people navigate there. It may also be the color of the cane because I heard somewhere that in certain places that may indicate it’s use. Even though I think it’s pretty simple to see in your usage, others may not know off the bat.
UAE doesn't have the best track record for respecting human rights.
The number of comments saying disabled people are seldom seen in public in the UAE is disappointing and infuriating. A disability does NOT reduce your humanity!
No, but not being an Arab does.
Women in most Muslim countries don’t leave home without a male escort. Could it be they rely on their family members to guide them? I know they also don’t consider dogs as clean enough to reside indoors with the family.
Dubai has a very small native population and a TON of people who immigrate in to work, and the government probably wouldn’t allow blind people to immigrate in to work, so there probably just aren’t very many blind people around Dubai
I guess it's not used in their culture to denote a cane to blindness. I would have thought it was universal but I guess not.
Off topic, but I really love your hair more toward its natural colour.
It's because you're so independent. Many third world countries aren't accessible so disabled people tend to go out with people and no mobility aids
Side note, love her hair like this! So pretty & cute! ❤
Blind people are not allowed to go out in public in Dubai. It ruins the aesthetic.
It seems like a lack of accessibility or resources for independence :-(
Your whole look is on fire in this video. Gorgeous!
When I see people with canes, I always immediately think blind. I don't even think about what color it is. That person is blind. But I grew up and learned about it since I was a child, since my sister had a friend at school who was blind and I had a teacher who was blind. I don't know the reason. Maybe it's not that common there.
Most of the kids I went to school with were/are blind. I can see but not well enough to operate a vehicle. Spacial awareness is not a leading attribute. Anyway, I talk with my hands (not sign language). I’ll point or make gestures even without meaning to. When I was in school I’d still point because that’s how I communicate. It’s like people asking if you’ve seen so-and-so. It’s part of our vernacular.
What do they think the cane is for ?
I don't know about other places or certain companies but a company I used to work for actually prohibited us from acknowledging somebody's disability until they acknowledged it first. So I would have had to treat you like a seeing person until you told me you were blind. I've heard that policies and have now changed but I was 18 and I just thought this was really f***** up
Do they not use cane's? I wonder what they use for accessibility.
Accessibility is definitely not a goal...It's not encouraged for disabled people to be independent there. That's seen as improper. Especially for women and anybody who's disability is very visible. It's common for disabled people there to essentially not go out at all. The ones who do go out usually don't go alone. The more visible the disability is the more it's frowned upon to be out without a non-disabled escort.
They probably rarely travel out.
@@LindseyisloonyThat's so sad.
There are many countries that don't see people with disabilities as people who can do things for themselves and/or they are not even a whole person. Caste based countries tend to have the both of those issues very badly. The Deaf often don’t get educated and get treated as incapable of learning and understanding for example.
In the MENA region the disabled are the only people legally allowed tp beg since they can’t work. It’s a mix of pity and support but they wouldn’t be used to seeing an independent blind person.
Perhaps it's the same as for the Japanese kids whom I introduced to a blind friend of mine. There was that little girl, 7 or 8, who wanted to ask about a certain picture in his children's books. She lifted it up and pointed to it, to which he responded with "I can't see it." (Mienai.) The little girl took the book and held it like 15 cm in front of his face and understably got a "mienai" again.
The concept of anyone not being able to see was simply not part of her world. When grandparents or such said "mienai", they just couldn't see clearly far away. And many Japanese at least can't imagine what being blind really means, either, as many don't understand that the step in front of their shop / restaurant makes the whole internal barrier free useless. They just don't see it. But at least schools mention canes at least once over the 12 years of education.
If people of Dubai are not usually exposed to blind people because they are kept separately (disabled people used to be a shame to the family and were hidden in Japan.) nor is it ever discussed in class, I can totally imagine that they are not sure what seeing a cane actually means.
I'm a paraplegic and when I was in highschool (2004), a group of students from Japan came to my school in Australia for a visit. They all wanted their picture taken with me because they had never seen a wheelchair user before.
😅 they tended to take pictures of everything different. I have a 1'90 m tall friend and he had an army of little japaneses taking photos of him because he was soooo tall
because you're the first time they've ever seen a blind person in public before
VI is visually impaired. Legal blindness is vision not able to be corrected to better than 20/200. Normal vision is considered 20/20. The average person can see 20/20. If glasses will correct your vision to 20/20, you have vision differences, hence the glasses, but no vision loss.
If your vision is between 20/70 and 20/200 with glasses (best correction), you are considered visually impaired but not "blind." If your vision cannot be corrected to better than 20/200, you are blind. Any vision you have at that point is know as residual vision.
Dubai has a strict caste system. Disabled people are people that are meant to be "unseen". Same for LGBTQ, Poors, Certain Religions and Ethnicities. It's a controversial place to travel to and Dubai is not on many people's list of destinations because of Dubai's Human Rights infractions.
In Dubai, you would have been relegated to your home. Since you were not born blind, you would not have been disposed of at birth or gotten rid of in early childhood. Once you lost your vision, you would have been kept behind closed doors because, culturally, you are undesirable with any imperfections.
I am from Germany and when I walk with my cane, every person expect, that I am blind with no vision. People do not understand that legally blind is not total blind and that there is also visual impairement. When I walk with my guide dog, the most people know, that I am blind. But there are also people, that can not beleave, that a dog can guide a blind person through the street traffic. There are people, that can not imagine, that my guide dog will stopp infront of the staires and this people pull on the guide dog harness to get us stopped. A lot other people think, my dog is blind and I guide my dog. When I go with my dog in free time, my dog is off leash and I have to use my cane, than some people think, my guide dog is guiding me over radio connection and I swipe my cane to feal, where the radio connection to my dog is to follow my dog. One child asked his father, what my dog is wearing and the child means my guide dog harness. The father explained to his child, that my dog is wearing a carnival costume. I interrupted him and explained it correct to the child. I am sure, the child understand it, but I am not sure, if the father understand it.
I mean, it's Dubai. If they're willing to boost their labor numbers through kidnapping and enslavement just imagine what they do when one of their own dares to show a disability.
Wow... weird.
I would recognize a guide dog way quicker than a cane. From the distance the cane just looks like a walking stick or something. (In uk at least) guide dogs wear a hi vis harness and a metal or plastic handle that the person holds on to which makes it super obvious its a guide dog.
We are taught as kids never to distract guide dogs when they are working so it's good that they are easily recognizable.
I wonder, did you fly to Dubai with your dog? And did you go outside with your dog? If yes, how was your experience? If not, why not? If you don't mind replying.
I don't know what's the case with Dubai, but in most Muslim countries, from a very young age we r taught to not discriminate against ppl, also for men they learn to lower their gaze when a girl is (not modeste) so probably they r not even looking at you with attention.
My husband has the same problem. people see his cane. But they hand him things, or the tell him it's just over there... he say where is over there I'm blind! they oh I didn't know...
In Dubai they don’t see certain things as being disabled right away. I have no feet so when I went they were rather odd told me ah your not disabled u do have feet but that was my experience idk maybe they are just odd balls with Bentley’s on there police force
Non sequitur if a camera operator is walking backwards during an in-motion interview or dialog, they can usually rely upon the one being filmed to protect them from walking into objects or stumbling on grade changes. Your camera person doesn't have that luxury, so they are even more talented. 😊
Mmm I dont know. I lived in the middle east and I've seen some blind people. But I never seen someone use a cane. Usually a blind person would have a family member walk them where ever they need to go.
There are special schools for disabled children and now some they are in general schools depending on their disability cases or level, yes before there were hardly any facilities for disability people in public areas due to lack of cultural awareness and mostly they went out with their guardians. Recently years there are huge awareness for them and facilities are built to accommodate their needs preferably and professional along with the change the term of disability to people with determination ( which is an encourage terms )
It's not common for blind people to be independent in those parts of the world, they're usually cooped up at homes with no real life.
It is interesting. Also people with disabilities are not always seen (that often) in other countries/cities when traveling. Sometimes it’s clear why because the pavement isn’t suitable or hardly there which makes things more difficult and sometimes it’s a riddle. Looking forward to the replies.
I don’t know. It’s also super cool that you are opening them up to knew experiences and I hope they take that with them that if they see a person with a cane again to give them a little grace when helping them shop or be a more keen listener to what that person needs. Cheers!
I thought there'd be a fun reason for it but I came to the comments and it was a sad reason 😭😭😭
This makes me wonder when I first learned that a cane was an accessibility to for blindness. I remember really liking stories of Hellen Keller as a young kid, but she was around before canes were popularized after WW1 so she didn’t use one. I haven’t had any blind friends with canes, but I sort of have always understood they were a thing. Though I didn’t understand how they worked until middle school (such has having little roller balls). I really loved bats in elementary though and I was obsessed with this one blind man who used echolocation to navigate, and I would practice walking around with my eyes closed all the time haha. And yes I know bats aren’t blind lol. I’ve loved learning more about accessibility aids as a young adult though. The internet truly has some fantastic education.
Different countries ues different colours of canes to denote different issues. Might it be that?
In the UK it's white for visually impaired, red for deafness and red/white stripes for death/blind. Other countries ues a variety of colours including refletive strips or even glow in the dark green.
Interesting as i reconise a gudie dog straight away especially woth thwir uniform ib the uk the hivis jacket and harness
Im a child of the 60s. This was taught in elementary school.
In Dubai people who are blind do not come out in public.
I was in California at a posh retail establishment , and the sales girl thought my Cane was a fashion statement. She complimented me on how stylish it was lol
I'm so sorry I have to go through that.My dad is blind and he's about to go blind❤😊
It is because people dont really go out without family. So there is no need for assistance through canes or dogs. If someone has a disability their families help them. It is a cultural thing. It is one thing that I have learned moving to this side of the world. Families stay together, generations live either together or within close distance of eachother and spend time together daily
From what I hear Muslims also don't like dogs because the Prophet didn't like them.
What has her traveling all over the world? Family, work, youtube? Sounds like so much fun!
It's primarily due to what cane you use, the color of it, and then the country you're in. How you hold yourself is a factor too.
When I use my cane in my country, generally people do try to move aside for me but if I'm in a shop, they'll sometimes not put thought into the cane and make assumptions how much I can see. If I do a combo and put on sunglasses WITH my cane, they definitely think I'm 100% blind. Same, if not stronger effect, it would be if you add a guide dog.
Combinations aside, the color and type of cane also says a lot. Different countries have different codes. If you use an entirely white cane, in some countries it means you're 100% blind, while in other countries it means you're half-blind (which is hilariously inconvenient.) Mine has are white and has two red stripes on it and in general in a lot of EU countries that's code for you being visually impaired, but not necessarily blind.
And then there's the population-stats. The percentage of people visually impaired and/or blind is pretty insignificant where I'm from, so it's also a small portion that are educated in recognizing the mobility aids.
Unfortunately, people with disabilities aren't seen as equal or independent. It is rare for them to encounter blind people because they'd be kept at home.
Well obviously they are not independent, or they wouldn't be classed as disabled.
GIRL! That outfit! 😍
This doesn't answer your question, though many people I have by the comments, but I am living for your fit. The greens and pinks together are incredible, loving the gradient on your shorts with the white top, glasses and shoes it's perfect.
Omg LOVE your outfit it’s so cute
You can travel out of the country. That's huge! I only flew in an airplane for the first time last year!
People here in the States don't know what a white cane is for. Older people seem to, but I have had many teens and young people in their 20s ask me what the cane is for.
No offense to any countries, but certain countries are more Third World and people with disabilities stay home or take menial jobs like sewing or needle work or massage therapy. It’s also an occasional thing that happens in eastern countries like China, but in Third World countries people who are seen to be lower status cast out.
Actually, massage therapy is not a menial job! It is a career that requires quite a bit of training in anatomy, physiology injury rehab, medical terminology and much more! It is a good career for the blind and low vision, but it is in NO WAY menial! (Sorry but I’ve been a massage therapist for thirty years and to have my life’s work deemed menial is very insulting).
@@Positivekitten I agree with you! I'm a visually impaired massage therapist and it makes me upset that people don't see the value of what I do or the hard work it takes to get qualified!
The anatomy and physiology was bloody hard work! And the physical side of training isn't easy either it physically demanding and is quite draining
I think they’re also used to seeing the dark glasses on them as well and all that stuff like they do in cartoons and shows where it’s overly portrayed
take a look, I'll try to explain it with the following drawing ...
(ok, sorry, hope that's not too insensitive).
basically, the problem may boil down to not having too much awareness for blindness. in many places, they try to hide disabilities from public view; thus, people don't realize that someone might be blind, even if it's as clear as daylight that you are (and again, I hope a sprinkle of humor is ok).
Lack of info and exposure
In UK we grow up seeing info on blind people and theres guide dog adverts on all the time, on tv and in public, its normalised, you dont generally see people bothering guide dogs like in other places
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If I had to guess, it has to do with social stigma, lack of awareness, massive sheltering and hiding away by families of disabled people. It's extremely sad.
I've noticed a similar response when calling tech companies that are outsourced to India or Pakistan, or wherever. They don't know what "blind" means. It makes communicating extremely difficult. They keep asking about visual things related to technology, and simply do not understand.
This is also true with taxis or ride-sharing apps (Uber, Lyft). If I get someone from certain parts of the world, sometimes this happens. Some are incredibly sweet, have seen blind people around enough to understand, but others ... it feels a bit like trying to not pull my hair out with frustration.
I want so badly to communicate with them. This goes for all situations I described.
This is odd. I live in the UAE now (from the US) and I don't think I've seen more that a couple of blind people out and about in my time here.
I can think of a few potential factors:
- People hire attendants here. Almost all of the people I meet here who have mobility or ability differences have full-time caretakers or attendants. Labor is cheaper in this part of the world. That's not a moral judgement, just a statement of fact.
-That said, it's not a huge country honestly, and almost all of us are here on work visas, and I'm not sure how much employment protection there is (if any) for disabilities.
-Also, thin canes are a deeply rooted tradition here. Older Emirati men will sometimes have quite a collection of them. If you're in Abu Dhabi, where the Emitati population is a bit more prevalent than in Dubai (Emiratis only make up something like 10-12% of the population of the country as a whole last I read) it's not completely uncommon to see sighted men walking around with canes and they may or may not be using them as any kind of mobility aid. Sometimes they're more of a fashion/cultural garb sort of thing, so perhaps they don't register as an indication of blindness here the same way they do in North America.
-Also, it's damn hot right now andfor the next few months, and we can order everything to be delivered to our doorsteps. The introverts of us don't go out much if we don't have to for the next bit. The malls get overcrowded, because they have AC, and it's just easier to stay in during the day.
-that all said, the local term for disability and the like is "people of determination". This blanket phrase covers everything from mobility issues to mental and neurological differences. It's a very strange phrase to my ear. I find it weirdly patronising. But, that may be because the one time i was given a queue ticket identifying me as a "determined" person (at a pharmacy i visit monthly) everyone suddenly treated me like i was achieving something extraordinary by being out of if the house on my own. And it wasn't even in the hot months. It IS extraordinary when I leave the house between June and October!. Overall, it's the phrase they use here and I just roll with it.
I've been here for years, there's a lot of those kinds of linguistic quirks.
Ya, they don't let their folks with disabilities out and about, apparently. It's a huge prejudiced society. If you aren't on the "normal scale", they hide you away. I have family there and have heard some very awful things about families with children kept locked in a room or institution because it makes their family look bad. Hell, I have family guilty of similar.
I don't live in Dubai, but in a neighboring country, Kuwait, and I have an old aunt who is blind and I've studied with blind people here in Kuwait. You have to understand that independence is not encouraged in general, and you have to be a part of a group, usually the family. So, If let's say my aunt says I want to travel, my father or other family members will be there to accompany her. Shopping, studying, going on walks, the same. Does that annoy them? Yes.
I would think that it depends what the societal relationship is with disabled people. Japan and London, they’re probably more aware of disabilities and differences in people. Whereas in Dubai, or the Middle East in general, it’s very centered around traditional beliefs and religion so challenging anything even as far as how health care is set up is difficult.
To use just the US as an analog, you’ll likely find more accommodations for disabilities in Rhode Island than in Salt Lake City because Salt Lake has such a long history of upholding tradition. Their focus isn’t changing the world in a physical sense but a moral one.
Because. They. Hide. Their. Disabled….. that doesn’t mean a family might not love and cherish a blind family member but you literally just defined the wonderful advantages that disabled people have in all of those countries you mentioned….. it’s one of the things I put on my thankful for list when I’m struggling to find anything to be goddamn thankful for…….. you literally just described an entire corner of society - it’s not like they are hateful - it’s just not something they see a lot.
When I was in elementary school, I was very confused about the cane. I just assumed that blind ppl could navigate the world using their earth bending, like Toph. 😂
people in my experience don't know that it's ANY white cane. I had a neighbour who was blind and had mobility issues and therefore used a white walking cane. People would walk right into him expecting him to move out of the way.....
You won't find a blind person in UAE simply because they aren't encouraged to go out. Most people you do see are healthy "wealthty" folks and tourists. The working class are all healthy immigrants from 3rd world countries
Your eyes work well. Like you are looking at the camera. So that's why people get confused. That's my guess. I'm not saying you can see. I'm just saying that would throw people off