Most who are born with the gift of vision lack the ability to comprehend a life without it. They see it as fundamental and are unable to put themselves in the shoes of those who were born with a different reality, a life without vision.…
A woman used drain cleaner to make herself blind, so that she could find peace
BY: EDITORS Jewel Shuping would spend hours staring directly into the sun. Her mother had told her that the UV rays would damage her vision, but while most children dreamt of becoming a firefighter or princess, Shuping wanted to be…
This is the first museum where blind people can see art with their hands
BY: The Plaid Zebra There is something about the historical masterpieces of an art museum that always introduce this nagging sensation in me. Looking at the work of Da Vinci is one thing- but for some reason I always have…
This device allows blind people to see through their tongues
BY: LAURA ROJAS The story of Emilie Goissiaux, a 25-year-old artist living in Brooklyn but originally from New Orleans, is an amazing one. In 2010, an 18-wheel truck hit Emilie, giving her a traumatic brain injury, multiple fractures, and leaving…
Blind runner just ran an 885 kilometre trail in just 20 days
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Rhonda-Marie Avery has only eight percent vision, but just completed an incredible feat of endurance this past summer that most people with the privilege of full vision would never even dream of. This Barrie, Ontario woman ran the…
This is what the world looks like when you’re blind
BY: JONATHAN MAY Bordered by rays of red and violet, narrow bands of visible light are constantly relaying a massive amount of information to our brains. Our entire civilization hangs upon the ability to perceive the rapid vibration of that…