Series page; Title page; copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; ch1-Introduction; Purpose of the Book; Intersections of Postmodernism, Social Constructionism, and Disability Studies; Characteristics of Postmodernism and Social Constructionism; Definitions of Blindness; Conclusion; Part1-Exploring Borderlands; ch2-An Insider Approach; Life Story Research Methods; An Insider Stance; Reflexivity; A Rogerian Approach to the Interview Phase; Application of Emancipatory Principles; Trustworthiness and Quality; Data Coding and Analysis Methods; Conclusion; ch3-Prejudice and Poverty. Understanding OcularcentrismMaterialism and Disability; Ocularcentrism and the Medical Model; Medicine, Poverty, and Public Policy; Conclusion; ch4-Living Stories: In Their Own Words; Overview of Life Story Research Styles; Larry; Catherine; J.R.; Beth; Conclusion; Part 2-Borderlands in aPolitical Economy; ch5-Education; Historical Background; What to Do with This Child: The Dilemma of Legal Blindness in Public Education; Conclusion; ch6-The Perils of Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation in Theory; Rehabilitation in Practice; Inconsistency and Quality in Service Provision. Who Chooses What? Power Struggles in Rehabilitation Service ProvisionBlind People Are Not Cookies; Conclusion; ch7-Work; The Government as Employer and Customer: Vending Stands and Sheltered Workshops; Taking Advantage; Larry Lets His Career Go; J.R. Experiences Insidious Employment Discrimination; My Career Decline: From Politics to Poverty; Conclusion; Part3-Social Life Outside, Inside, and Across Borders; ch8-Constructing Blindness; Misapprehensions About Sightedness and Blindness: The Medical Model Approach; Hazards of Blindness Metaphor; Media Images of Blindness. The Use of Blindness in Religious ContextsSocial Barriers; Conclusion; ch9-Being Blind: From the Inside Out; An Existential Phenomenological Approach; Simulating Blindness; "It's All How You Look at It"; Shared Stories of Blindness: Embodied Experiences; Memory: An Integral Aspect of the Blindness Experience; Organization Saves the Day; Just Goes with the Territory: Physical Pain; Personal Safety; The Phenomenology of the White Cane User; Conclusion; ch10-Identity; I Can See Clearly Now: Passing as Sighted; Personal Costs of Passing or Coming Out; The Superhero; Conclusion; Part4-Conclusion. Ch11-Intersections Along the BorderEveryday Life in the Borderland; Theoretical Framework; The Borderland and Ocularcentrism; Building Bridges Across Social Models of Disability in the United States and UK; Insider Research; Conclusion; ch12-Epilogue; Larry; Catherine; J.R.; Beth; Bibliography; Index; About the Book.