Writing in the New York Times, Jeremy W. Peters explains how Gov. David A. Paterson adapts to the demands of being New York’s chief executive. (Left, Paterson is guided through security by his press secretary, Errol Cockfield.)

… behind the scenes, Albany is a different place since Mr. Paterson was sworn in last month. With a blind man in charge — the governor can see nothing out of his left eye and only color and large objects out of his right — everything from speech preparation to the instructions for the staff at the governor’s mansion has been custom-fitted to Mr. Paterson’s needs.

… Although Mr. Paterson often says he does not want people to go out of their way for him, he says society should recognize that he and other blind people cannot do everything on their own.

As one of his first acts as governor, he added instructions to his official state Web site on how to enlarge the type on the screen.

“It’s just being more sensitive to people who feel that government and institutions ignore them,” he said.

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