Letters to the Editor: Infection risk has robbed blind people of touch
National Council for the Blind of Ireland pleads for volunteers during Covid-19
Tue, 09 Feb, 2021 - 10:47
Covid-19 has affected everyone’s lives, including people who are blind or vision-impaired.
Covid-19 presents unique challenges for blind people: It has robbed them of touch, which is a key way that they navigate the world.
Touching of public surfaces for example, handrails is riskier now, because there may be traces of the virus, and this makes it more difficult for blind people to get about.
Also, it is impossible for blind people to abide by social distancing if they are unable to gauge distances or see where queues start. Blind people are less likely to ask for help in these circumstances and more likely to stay at home.
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Bullfighting is the national spectacle of Spain and other Latin American nations. Spanish children from a very young age start learning the rather deadly art.
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Pupils exercise in a gym at the Bullfighting School at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.
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Pupil Nicolas Sanz Luna, 10, holds a pair of plastic bull horns at the Bullfighting School at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.
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A Carreton (bulls horns attached to a metal frame with wheels) is pictured as pupils practice at the Bullfighting School at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.
MADRID (AP) — Holding the red cape outstretched, one boy practices making an elegant swivel as his fellow pupil slowly sweeps past with a pair of bull horns held in