Podcasts Culture Inappropriate Questions Is it helpful to ask a blind person Do you need help?

Is it helpful to ask a blind person Do you need help?

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 8:10 a.m.

People who are blind or have low vision sometimes get approached with offers of help\u2014whether they need it or not. Is it useful to offer help, or is it overstepping? MasterChef Season 3 winner Christine Ha joins Harv and Elena to talk about building a culinary career while losing her vision, and when she finds this question to be helpful. Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai, Director of Research at the Canadian National Institute of the Blind, suggests ways to make this question more useful, and explains how inclusive design could make this question less necessary. Plus, a spoken word piece by Amy Amantea about what it feels like to receive inappropriate questions as someone living with sight loss.\n\nConnect with our guest below:\nChristine Ha: IG: @theblindcook Tw: @theblindcook \n\nFollow us!\nTwitter: @IQ_Podcast\nInstagram: @IQ_Podcast\n\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/inappropriate-questions-transcripts-listen-1.6740372