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Tsutomu Aragaki – Japanese tenor, blind from just after birth. [20] Garret Barry – an Irish uilleann piper, among the most famous players of the 19th century. [21] Delta Blind Billy – an American Delta blues artist and outlaw. [22] Blind Blake – American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist.
Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [6] The terms low vision and blindness ...
Royal National Institute of Blind People. RNIB (formally, the Royal National Institute of Blind People and previously the Royal National Institute for the Blind) is a British charity, founded in 1868, that serves people living with visual impairments. [2] It is regarded as a leader in the field in supporting people in the UK who have vision ...
Education for the blind. A main building of the School of the Blind from the late 19th century in Kuopio, Finland. The first school with a focus on proper education was the Yorkshire School for the Blind in England. Established in 1835, it taught arithmetic, reading and writing, while at the school of the London Society for Teaching the Blind ...
Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. [1][2][3] Due to this accomplishment he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. He completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, one ...
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is a global alliance of eye health organisations working for the prevention of blindness and vision impairment. [4] IAPB was established in 1975 to work as an umbrella body for global blindness prevention activities. This agency is a partner of World Health Organization. [5][6]
Braille (/ ˈbreɪl / BRAYL, French: [bʁɑj]) is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille displays that connect to computers and smartphone devices. Braille can be written using a slate and stylus, a braille writer, an electronic braille notetaker ...
A blind woman learns to use her guide dog in a test environment. Guide dogs (colloquially known in the US as seeing-eye dogs[1]) are assistance dogs trained to lead blind or visually impaired people around obstacles. Although dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are red–green colour blind and incapable of interpreting ...