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I've been avidly watching Big Brother. Blind housemate Michael and Darnell, who has albinism, are incredibly fascinatingly watchable.

Why? Possibly because I'm blind and rarely see visually impaired people portrayed on TV beyond those blind weirdoes who like to get publicity for driving fast cars or flying a plane. This isn't impressive, it's not real life, and it doesn't prove they're brave or even that they'd be able to hold down a job with any degree of competence.

Big Brother, however, streamed 24/7 on the net and E4 with little interference from producers, shows more blind reality than has ever been experienced on television.

Read my article about on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News website.

It's got me thinking about it all a little too much. When I was in the kitchen here at work earlier, I found myself wondering if others making coffee alongside me were thinking it was a bit like Big Brother having me there.