Calmly alert the sighted person to his or her surroundings by speaking slowly, in a normal tone of voice. Subtle facial expressions may also be used to convey feelings in social situations. This means that in many situations they will not be able to communicate orally, and may resort to stammering, pointing, hand-waving, or other gesturing. Sighted people are accustomed to viewing the world in visual terms. Once that road to freedom has been mastered, sighted people earn a legal classification, and a driver’s license, which allows them to operate a private vehicle relatively safely and independently. They have gone through many hours of extensive training to learn the rules of the road in order to further their independence. People who are sighted may walk or ride public transportation, but most choose to travel long distances by operating their own motor vehicles, usually one passenger to a car.
They run businesses, hold public offices, get arrested, and teach your children!
Sighted people enjoy rich and full lives, working, playing, and raising families. Legal sight means any visual acuity greater than 20/200 in the better eye without correction, or an angle of vision wider than 20 degrees. In honor of Disability Awareness in Employment Month, I am proud to present: What to do when you meet a sighted person People who use their eyes to acquire information about the world are called sighted people, or "people who are sighted". It's been around for quite awhile, but will probably be new to a number of readers of this blog.