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What blind people wish you understood about their lives

From “blind rage” to “the blind leading the blind,” cultural touchstones of blindness are often negative. M. Leona Godin is a blind writer, performer and educator, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the cultural and scientific history of blindness – and what sighted people should know about what it’s like to be blind. Her book is “There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness.”