Blindingly Obvious
Blindingly Obvious -
The beautiful vision
of Minnie B.
Minnie Baragwanath’s most recent creative project has been the writing and publication of Blindingly Obvious, a book about her life and work as a blind woman and as a social pioneer.
Blindingly Obvious is available now for $45.00
Or through a selection of accessible formats below.
Minnie is a phenomenon, talented, tenacious, vulnerable and sometimes difficult. This is her story. A tale of courage and crisis as one young blind woman takes on prejudice and resistance to change the world for people living with disability. Minnie says of herself: “I have never fitted into any bell-curve. I was never average. I was always the outlier”. This book speaks to what is possible from the edges if you are willing to risk everything to make a real and lasting difference. Buy it, read it. You will be challenged and changed.
John Allen
Business Leader and activist
Other Accessible Formats
In the spirit of ‘with’, Blindingly Obvious is available in a range of formats to ensure it is as accessible as possible. The various formats include:
Inside the pages
After 25 years of working in accessibility and social change Minnie felt compelled to write about her experiences. Minnie also wanted to share what she had learnt along her life’s journey with anyone who might be interested. In particular, she wanted to share the concept of ‘with’, an emerging way of thinking about access that Minnie believes is essential if we are to ever advance a truly accessible future for all.
Minnie’s journey is truly eye-opening on how to live a life of increasing awareness and responsiveness to challenges and possibilities. Her growing clarity matched with her deepening commitment to serve is offered here in engaging and inspiring ways.
Margaret Wheatley
Author of Leadership and the New Science and 9 other books
Who might enjoy reading
Blindingly Obvious
Whether you are interested in ideas, in society, people, accessibility and social change or whether you are interested in leadership, diversity and inclusion, or design approaches there is something for you in Blindingly Obvious.
Be a catalyst for a future of possibility
If you would like to contribute to making Blindingly Obvious the most accessible book EVER and to giving expression to the concept of ‘with’ through a creative endeavour such as design, policy, art etc. contact Minnie - minnie@minnieb.co.nz
Thought-provoking and richly readable, this warm-hearted life story seems certain to become a classic. It’s both an important book and a page-turner. The experience of what the world calls disability is vividly explored through Minnie’s tireless experiments in “how to navigate life, how to live well, how to be in the world.” She describes both challenges and rewards in an intimate, lively, engaging way. As she says, “I have always tried to step out of the predictable.”
Roger Horrocks
(Emeritus Professor, University of Auckland)
‘With’ thanks to:
Geoff Walker – Mentor and editor
Shirley and Roger Horrocks - Mentors
Eagan and Reed Publishing - Publishing
Deafradio - NZSL Translation
Audiobooks NZ – Audiobook and Pod Cast
Blind and low vision New Zealand – Daisy production
… and thank you to all of you who contributed to the Give a Little ‘Most accessible book EVER in Aotearoa campaign’, as well as the generous contributions from the GCOP, the Possibility fund, The Shelter, Queenies and everyone who has walked ‘with Minnie’ and helped to make this book and its publication into multiple formats a reality!
“Minnie’s incredible and deeply personal story will capture you. Minnie charts her journey as blind woman alongside the social change of the disability world: from charity to accessibility, and now to possibility. This book is a gift.”
Dr Erica Whineray Kelly
Business Leader and activist
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