A blind person will be held to the standard of care of the reasonable blind person rather than that of the reasonable sighted person for purposes of determining negligence.

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In negligence cases, a blind person is generally held to the standard of care of a reasonable person under similar circumstances, which includes being blind. This means their actions are compared to what a reasonable blind person would do, not to what a sighted person might do.

A Blind Person Will Be Held to the Standard of Care