We don’t need pity, we need jobs — Blind couple

By Juliet Umeh
Michael and Akintomide cannot see, but together they cook, clean, raise their children and battle  unemployment as they wait for the teaching jobs they believe could transform their family.
For Michael Ogunkanmi, darkness has been part of life for almost as long as he can remember. His wife, Akintomide, also lives without sight. Yet, inside their modest home, the couple are raising three children who can see.
Their lives are built around memory, touch, teamwork and an understanding developed over years together.
If an item is kept somewhere in the house, everyone knows where it belongs. If either Michael or his wife changes its position, the other must be told. “We ...