

Human: What does it mean to be blind, deaf and dumb?

Assistant: Blind means you can’t see.  Dumb means you can’t talk, and deaf means you can’t hear.


Human: What does it mean to be blind, deaf and dumb?

Assistant: Blindness is a condition in which a person cannot perceive light.  A visual experience of light that leads to awareness of the environment, like in vision is the core of what we would call “seeing”.  That’s the way we normally think of it, and it might sound strange, but “seeing” is a mode of perception that is tied to visual experiences of light.
What does it mean to be blind, deaf and dumb?
Blind means you can’t see.  Dumb means you can’t talk, and deaf means you can’t hear.
Blindness is a condition in which a person cannot perceive light.  A visual experience of light that leads to awareness of the environment, like in vision is the core of what we would call “seeing”.  That’s the way we normally think of it, and it might sound strange, but “seeing” is a mode of perception that is tied to visual experiences of light.