A blind British adventurer reached Australia in a record attempt to fly from London to Sydney. Miles Hilton-Barber, 57, began his journey in a micro-light aircraft on March 7 and landed Monday in Darwin. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and accelerate. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A man who had a stroke and went blind while flying a plane was guided safely to the ground by an RAF jet scrambled to come to his rescue. picked by topofall 1 year ago

For the bases that is. Blind individuals play beep ball, a form of baseball specially modified for the blind. A special baseball that beeps (and weighs an entire pound!) is used, and payers run toward padded columnar "bases" that beep. Due to varying levels of sightedness, players wear blindfolds on the field to keep things equal. An update on the sport from an earlier post picked by suebe 3 months ago

Maxriter's post reminded me of these people.

Very surreal portrait photos shot by blind people. Their process is pretty interesting. picked by PulsisX 2 years ago

When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.

But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. With details on the procedure mentioned here picked by suebe 5 months ago

New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A groundbreaking electronic device will allow blind people to 'see' using their tongues, scientists have claimed. The extraordinary technology takes pictures filmed by a tiny camera and turns the information into electrical pulses which can be felt on the tongue.

Tests show that the nerves send messages to the brain which turn these tingles back into pictures. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A quick search turns up a multiplicity of blind artists, but I really like this man's art. Link inspired by this post. picked by psycmoe 2 years ago

A blind British runner became only the third person ever to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days when he crossed the London Marathon's finish line on Sunday.

Update to: picked by jhordie 2 years ago

Derek Paravicini is blind and severely disabled. He has absolute pitch. This means he can hear a piece of music once and be able to master it, even be able to change it up any way requested. He can hear a chord and recognize each individual note.
see video here picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer? To some purists, jazz music can be broken into two distinct eras: Before Miles and After Miles. great article with clips of his music picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

After ten gruelling days battling storms in a bid to break the world record for rowing around the British Isles, the crew of the British Orchid were exhausted, dehydrated and hallucinating. So when Will Homer claimed to have seen an aircraft plunge into the Irish Sea there was a pause, before his friends dismissed the sighting as a diving seagull. But they agreed to investigate anyway - a decisio... read full post picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

TV Raman of Google is a pioneer in customizing technology for blind users. His own PC reads text aloud at triple normal speed. He is now working to modify the latest technological gadget that he says could make life easier for blind people: a touch-screen phone. picked by suebe 11 months ago

A federal appeals court today upheld a 2006 ruling that U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind. The decision may force the Treasury Department to redesign the currency, which might result in bills that are different sizes or embossed with raised markings. picked by lpoindexter 2 years ago

The story about a blind man and his experience in the gay world. Sorta sad. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Very interesting look on how the color blind see things compared to normal sight. picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago

"You have a constitutional right, that is protected, to bear and carry arms. It is the Second Amendment," Giuliani told about 200 attendees in a high school gymnasium in Lebanon. "If someone disagrees with that, you have to get the Constitution changed."

The man is right, but I'm suddenly afraid to walk up to a blind person. picked by proverb 2 years ago

A legally blind mountaineer summitted Mount Hood Sunday. picked by muppet 1 year ago