Post by @fasnix
Poll:
I would like to know, if this symbol is well-known outside of Germany?
If you recognize its meaning, please don't reveal it in a comment, just vote "Yes", otherwise select "No".
And please vote only, if you live outside of Germany.
I'm asking for a friend, who told me, the symbol wouldn't be known in foreign coutries.
EDIT:
With only 13 yes-votes and 285 no-votes, I now added an explantion of the symbol in an answer to this post.
Thanks everyone for taking part in the poll!
As the tendency is quite clear, I tell you, what this symbol stands for (in Germany), before the poll will end:
It's not about this exact yellow color.
If you see a person wearing some kind of "bracelet" or a band around its upper arm, that shows a yellow circle that contains three black circles, it means that the person is visually impaired or blind.
There can be situations where this information getting upfront is helpful, for both the person showing its impairment as well as other persons interacting with them.
So, it seems that this symbol is quite unknow in large parts of the world.
As far as I know, the German Association for the Blind is in talks with the EU to spread information about its usage.
Update:
A blind friend I talked about this symbol stated that it's usage is
frowned upon as it recognizes them of the marking of disabled persons in the Third Reich (World War II).
That's why many blind people do NOT wear this symbol.
#blind #blindness #visualImpairment #disabled
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