What I find annoying, as a (partially) blind person, is when people say I'm inspirational because I'm good at something where my disability isn't even a factor. For example, one time I did karaoke at a bar where I had never been before, and while I was singing my first song, a guy was saying stuff like, "guy is blind, that's awesome... this guy is inspirational". (I know this because he posted a video on Facebook, which got back to me via a friend.) So, I'm inspiring because I'm blind because I can sing? How does that make sense? "Blind musician" is such a stereotype, I figured the reaction would be more like, "he's blind; of course he can sing."
> So, I'm inspiring because I'm blind because I can sing? How does that make sense?
Best I can think of is that—since this was karaoke—maybe they were impressed that you didn't need to read the lyrics off the screen? Assuming the bar didn't have an accessible alternative to the teleprompter.
Yeah, I guess that could be it. And no, I'm not aware of any accessible option for karaoke lyrics. But as I like to say, real performers have been memorizing their songs for thousands of years.
