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WKU Prof critical of film depiction of the blind

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-772097.mp3

Bowling Green, Ky – A number of organizations representing the interests of blind and visually-impaired people are speaking out against a movie released this month by Miramax Films. The movie "Blindness" has been criticized for depicting blind people as ruthless and helpless. Dr. Ron Milliman is a marketing professor at WKU and vice-president of the South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind. He spoke to our Dan Modlin.