“MY
SITUATION AT THE DMV”
I got to
the place early and it wasn’t long before I was called to get my picture
taken. The clerk seemed to have trouble taking
my photo. She tried to no avail several
times, but the camera was not getting my picture. Some
what frustrated, the clerk called for some assistance. I was then told that I must take off my sunglasses. I was told that their cameras are not
programmed to take pictures of anyone wearing glasses. I explained that I am BLIND, and that I wear sunglasses
for cosmetic purposes. I was then told that I would have to take
off my sunglasses if I wanted to get a
photo for my nondriver’s I.D. I REFUSED
TO TAKE MY SUNGLASSES off. I’ve had a passport with my photo for over
forty years! I am an educator and a performer, and I have traveled
internationally everywhere with that passport with my picture. Just for the record, when I went for my
passport those many years ago, they requested that I take off my sunglasses;
however, after realizing the situation, they went ahead an took my picture for
the passport photo. Several years later, I got my nondriver’s I.D. with my
photo on it.
Now I was
told that as of 2020, there will be NO I.D.s issued to people wearing
glasses. As a matter of fact, several
states have already instituted this practice.
Sunglasses are
very important to the blind. Sunglasses are recognized as a symbol of blindness all over the
world. In many cases, sunglasses enable the blind to
work side by side in the sighted world maintaining their dignity and putting
their colleagues at ease. If something isn’t done to remedy this
situation,the obtaining of I.D.s will become an awkward and embarrassing process.
The situation
can be easily solved by having a camera(at
least one camera in the place) that will take facial photos for special I.D.s!
I sincerely
hope that this issue is taken up and given serious consideration. I intend to follow this situation until there
is a change in policy!
Dr. Valerie Capers
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