Here’s another ethical issue and Jewish source response:

Case

This question was once asked of the Maharashal (Rabbi Shlomo Luria, Lublin, Poland, 1510-1573):  Should a blind person light a Hanukkiyah [Hanukkah menorah]? What makes this question hard is this:  the point of lighting a Hanukkiyah is seeing the flames and remembering the miracle. A blind person cannot see the flames.

Answer

[a] It is not a mitzvah for every person to light his or her own Hanukkah menorah.  The Talmud says (Shabbat 21b): “Each household is required to light a Hanukkiyah. Having each person in the family light his own a Hanukkah light is an enhancement of the mitzvah.”

[b]  Based on this, Maharashal wrote:  “If he is part of a family, he should join in lighting (with someone else handling the flame.)  If he lives with others who are not his family, he should contribute money to oil or candles but should not do the actual lighting.  If he lives alone, he should light his own Hanukkah lights with the help of someone else.”

[c] The mitzvah of wearing tzitzit is just as important.  About them the Torah makes it clear “That when you see them” (Numbers 15;39) is the reason we wear them  Still, a blind man is required to wear them. The same should be true of a Hanukkiyah.

Joel Grishaver, “You Be the Judge”, pgs. 97-98

Used with permission from Joel Grishaver