Speaking Outline

Color Blindness
By Tiffany Shepherd
Speaking Outline


Introduction
I. Question
A. Why I asked
B. Would be impossible for color blind
II. I will try to describe
A. My own interest in the subject…
B. Have extensively researched
III. Today I plan to inform you on 1, 2, 3.
Body
I. Color blindness definition.
A. “color blind” misleading.
1. Think they see no color.(black and white movie)
2. very uncommon.
3. Most cases, one or two
B. genetically inherited from mutations and is more common in males.
1. According to Erickson, this is because…
2. most common sex linked inherited disorder/ 8 to 12% of males and less than 1% of females -- Gretchen Bailey.

Transition: Now that we know what color blindness is, talk about types
II. Roger Shepard of Psychological Science writes either partial /total
A. Total color blindness(monocramy) definition
1. Shades of gray.
2. Uncommon/ make up less than1% .
B. Partial color blindness definition
1. Red-green. ( Neitz, this type makes up 99%)
2. yellow-blue color blindness

Transition: Deeper look into frustrations

III. Encounter challenges b/c world full of color.
A. For example, traffic lights and weather maps
1. Cant see traffic lights if horizontally
2. weather maps shades of red and green
B. Cooking and shopping/George Wald gives examples
1. Cooked meat.
2. Ripe and green tomatoes or red and green apples.
3. Ketchup and chocolate syrup.

Conclusion
I. As we have seen today, color blindness ….
A. More common than think
B. Day to day complication.
II. So the next time you see a rainbow….