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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1957
Page
7
The memoir recalls 1949 when John Howard Griffin studied with Sadie Jacovs in New Orleans. She shortened his cane, taught echo listening and street navigation, Braille, and walking exercises to shed the blind stigma and gain independence.
A guide explains how speakers should face the listener and animate facial expressions. It notes that looking at the voice helps connection and suggests moving the head to avoid a dull look, with a warning about a common stiff posture termed the dumb look.
A cryptic excerpt features Howard Griffin reflecting on the word bind and the stigma of blindness. The text notes sensitivity to the term and hints at a broader theme of public perception, with a continuation page reference.
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