The Declaration of the Visually Impaired

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to break the visual chains that have been forced upon us, and to separate the clear from the blurry, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all eyes are not created equal, that they are endowed by Near-Sightedness, Far-Sightedness, and Astigmatism. Certain unalienable Rights include vision improvement and legible signs. The history of the present King of Sight is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these visually inept. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has subjected us to awkward encounters.

He has made texts too small.

He has forced us to take wrong exits.

He has taken all the front row seats.

He has made foreign movies inaccessible.

He has made us poke ourselves in the eye.

He has subjected us to early crows feet as a result from constant squinting.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the Visually Impaired, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the Blind people of the world, solemnly publish and declare, That these United people are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the Visually Blessed and that all ocular connection between them and the State of Sight, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which the impaired may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Eyes and our sacred Honor.

By: Stephanie Queiroz, Alyssa Mitchell, Lindsey Burton, Radwa Ibrahim, Courtney Macomber, Olivia Boyce