Blind People: The Private and Public Life of Sightless Israelis

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix 1. Introduction: The Field, the Questions and the Researcher 3 Part I: The Body 2. The Use ofthe Senses 3. The Use ofGuide Dogs and Long Canes Part II: The Domestic Circle 4. Coming ofAge 5. Raising Sighted Children Part III: Reaching for Material Needs 15 25 37 49 6. Seeking Employment 63 7. The Work Experience 73 8. The Experience of Support I: The Blindness System 85 9. The Experience ofSupport II: Living with the System 99 Part IV: Reaching for Fulfillment: Friendship, Dignity, Integration 10. The Dilemma ofAssociation among Blind People 115 11. The Alternative ofEthnicity 129 viii Contents 12. The Alternative of Citizenship 13. The Dilemma ofIntegration among the Sighted 14. Conclusion: From Ethnography ofBlindness to Anthropology ofDisability Notes References Index 141 153 167 175 187 195 ...