You might've seen the new drug ads for Hetlioz, intended to treat a condition known as "non-24". Blind people experience issues with circadian rhythms and this drug is supposed to help with that.
My issue is with one of the television ads for the drug. We see a man walking through a transit station with a German Shepherd guide dog, and in another cut, there is a man standing near a carousel at a carnival. The guide dog is noticeably pulling the man towards his left. The actor has to exert a little force to keep from being pulled off-course. The man near the carousel is shown in a rotating shot. As the camera pans around, the actor's eyes can be seen behind his dark glasses. His eyes exhibit nystagmus as the carousel rotates and he continues to watch it.
In the first case, a blind person would not know how to walk directly ahead if his dog was pulling to the left. In the second, nystagmus would not happen in an unsighted person.
My question is, why couldn't casting just use blind people for the ad? There's certainly enough of them looking for acting jobs.
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