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

Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.

Update on an earlier post. 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

Known as selective bilateral occipital damage, TN’s unusual injury made him the subject of much interest while recovering at a hospital in Geneva. Researchers began examining him and discovered that despite his blindness, he had maintained the ability to detect emotion on a person’s face. He responded appropriately — with emotions such as joy, fear, and anger &#... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Four hospital workers abandoned a blind patient with diabetes at an Osaka park in September after his former wife refused to take him in. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

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

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

A blind student of acupuncture is making a second request for a license to practice in Texas.

That's after Juliana Cumbo's first application was rejected last year because of her blindness. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported.

“I can’t see the lane or the pins and have a heck of a time finding my ball sometimes,” Davis told The Times. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Two inseparable dogs, one of which is blind. They've been nicknamed "Bonnie and Clyde" and for good reasons. picked by thatweddingguy 4 months ago

Alyssa Rossi has been blind since birth. She is able to compete as a track runner thanks to the help and sacrifices of her teammates. One will run side by side with her connected by a thin grey belt. Alyssa may be blind, but her teammates are teaching the rest of us to see. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Monique Zimmerman-Stein has been nearly blind for the last two years from Stickler syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. She recently decided to forgo her own treatment to save funds to treat her two daughters, who also suffer from the condition, reports Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The woman — deaf and mute, with vision so poor she's legally blind — had been sitting at a bus stop when she was approached by a man she thought was a co-worker. She was wrong! picked by tigertony 10 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

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

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

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