Overcoming Current Obstacles to Our Hopes for the Future—Lessons from Our Pioneer Ancestors

Abstract

Society seems to be preoccupied with trying to predict the future, but pays less attention to solving existing problems. This article identifies current problems in the field of blindness and in society in general that act as barriers to improved and expanded services and opportunities for blind and visually impaired people and their families. The author asserts that the field would benefit from looking at the country's pioneer ancestors to solve current problems and that the attitudes of the general population are the new frontier on which the field should focus.