Jennifer Carpenter
“I would go out and meet people because I wanted them to come to Eye Contact. I didn’t want them to be fearful of anything that was going on.”
Jennifer Carpenter lost her sight over a period of just three weeks. Dealing with this life changing disability as well as being the mother to a young son, Jennifer sought advice from Kingston Association for the Blind and soon became a proactive member of the blind community. She established an advice service called Eye Contact and continues to advocate for accessibility in Kingston.
Photograph: ©Hydar Dewachi
Full interview
Surname: Carpenter
Given name: Jennifer Daphne
Date of birth: 9 August 1950
Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of interview: 14 June 2017
Length of interview: 00:58:12
Number of tracks: 1
Name of interviewer(s): Jen Kavanagh
© Jennifer Carpenter
