{"id":12,"date":"2011-04-12T11:01:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T11:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/?p=12"},"modified":"2011-04-12T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T12:57:35","slug":"12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/?p=12","title":{"rendered":"The Politics of Blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_46\" style=\"width: 147px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pob52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/pob52.jpg\" alt=\"The Politics of Blindness book cover image\" title=\"pob5\" width=\"137\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Politics of Blindness book cover image<\/p><\/div>Congratulations to our longtime member Graeme McCreath for the launch of his new book \u201cThe Politics of Blindness.\u201d We commend Graeme for his courage, his tireless work and for the positive difference he is making for all blind Canadians.<\/p>\n<p>The Politics of Blindness is an evidence based account of the history, present day situation and future possibilities of blind peoples&#8217; experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wrote this book to help change what it means to be a blind person in Canada,&#8221; says Graeme McCreath. \u201cI feel my constructive solutions offer a way to radically improve the lives of blind citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to purchase a copy of the book, go to, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepoliticsofblindness.com\">www.thepoliticsofblindness.com<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to our longtime member Graeme McCreath for the launch of his new book \u201cThe Politics of Blindness.\u201d We commend Graeme for his courage, his tireless work and for the positive difference he is making for all blind Canadians. 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