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This piece follows Pat through midtown Manhattan and into the subway as she recounts stories of falling down stairways and participating in the blind power movement. She has been in the NYC Labor Chorus for years and loves to get arrested for worthwhile causes. She explores ideas about identity politics, the state of the left, and the importance of activism, while also discussing what life is like for a blind person living in NYC.
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This piece follows Pat through midtown Manhattan and into the subway as she recounts stories of falling down stairways and participating in the blind power movement. She has been in the NYC Labor Chorus for years and loves to get arrested for worthwhile causes. She explores ideas about identity politics, the state of the left, and the importance of activism, while also discussing what life is like for a blind person living in NYC.
Jonathan Ellis
Posted on May 23, 2007 at 05:45 AM | Permalink
Review of Blind Traveler
I love that Pat is introduced to us in a way that feels somewhat confusing.... There is an opening cacophony of sound that throws the listener off just a bit. This purposeful bit of engineering really work to places us somewhat into the life of a blind woman.
I've come away with a sense of knowing this person and have a feeling that if I were to encounter her in actuality - I would know her on sight.
I see this as an important piece that speaks to and for a group of people who are often perceived to be on the fringes of daily life - when clearly they are no such thing.
Terrific.